Bus Services Tranche 3 (Auckland Transport) - Award Notice

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Tender Closed
RFx ID :	33697419
Tender Name :	Bus Services Tranche 3 (Auckland Transport) - Award Notice
Reference # :
Open Date :	Friday, 8 August 2025 9:30 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  :	Monday, 20 October 2025 8:30 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Tender Type :	Award Notice (AN)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	78111800 - Passenger road transportation 78112000 - Intermodal passenger transport services
Regions:	Auckland
Exemption Reason :	2. Following an open tender
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Shendi Mani Procurement@at.govt.nz
Agency Address :

Agency: Auckland Transport (AT)
Successful Supplier: Kinetic NZ Holdings Limited (Kinetic)

Description of Services: Provision of public transport bus services for Tranche 3, covering Units 101, 102, 104, and 118, including fleet, operations, and associated service delivery requirements, in accordance with the Tranche 3 Request for Proposal (RFP). Units 101, 102, and 104 were submitted and evaluated as part of a bundled proposal.

Procurement Process: An open Request for Proposal (RFP) process was undertaken. The evaluation was conducted using the Price Quality Method (PQM), incorporating a Strategic Alignment factor.

Contract Award Details:
Date of Contract Award: 6 March 2026 at 5:00pm NZST
Total Expected Contract Value:
$755,432,751 (excluding GST) - (combined total for all awarded units)


Contract Terms:
Unit 101: 11‑year term
Unit 102: 11‑year term
Unit 104: 11‑year term
Unit 118: 8.6‑year term

No Winner This was the award notice for Bus Tranche 3.