overthewater
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In a complete Twist West Lothian council has decided to retender 7 local bus contracts for a "12 month" period - in its words "to allow the market to recover prior to longer term contracts being created. The plan was to have the full review of the contracts right now, but the council must think there going to be issues coming. Of course one of them being the Free travel for under 22s.
The seven routes in Question are:
* No5: Bathgate Town service: 1 bus
* N06: Whitburn & Armadale Town Service: 2 buses
* No7: Livingston - South Queensferry Early morning and evenings ( it's complete madness why this is put back out. )
* No9: Livingston - Murieston
* No31: Livingston - Linlithgow - Bathgate
* No31S: Livingston - Linlithgow - Bathgate Sunday Service.
* No40/X40: Hospital link
**** NO CHANGE TO any of the services listed. ******
Strangely L1, No2 Broxburn Town Service, No16 Livingston - Western General Hospital, aren't included in this, its unclear why that is the case. Either way we wont see a proper review of the west Lothian council services until May 2023. Now Because the contracts are just for one year it might allow a certain company to test the waters for the X40 route.
Link to source is here:
The seven routes in Question are:
* No5: Bathgate Town service: 1 bus
* N06: Whitburn & Armadale Town Service: 2 buses
* No7: Livingston - South Queensferry Early morning and evenings ( it's complete madness why this is put back out. )
* No9: Livingston - Murieston
* No31: Livingston - Linlithgow - Bathgate
* No31S: Livingston - Linlithgow - Bathgate Sunday Service.
* No40/X40: Hospital link
**** NO CHANGE TO any of the services listed. ******
Strangely L1, No2 Broxburn Town Service, No16 Livingston - Western General Hospital, aren't included in this, its unclear why that is the case. Either way we wont see a proper review of the west Lothian council services until May 2023. Now Because the contracts are just for one year it might allow a certain company to test the waters for the X40 route.
Link to source is here:
View Notice - Public Contracts Scotland
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
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