7. Service Specification Route: K1 Contract Reference QC41402 This Service Specification forms section 7 of the ITT and should be read in conjunction with the ITT document, Version 1 dated 29 September 2011. You are formally invited to tender for the provision of the bus service detailed below and in accordance with this Service Specification. Tenderers must ensure that a Compliant Tender is submitted and this will only be considered for evaluation if all parts of the Tender documents, as set out in section 11, have been received by the Corporation by the Date of Tender. The Tender must be fully completed in the required format, in accordance with the Instructions to Tenderers. A Compliant Tender must comply fully with the requirements of the Framework Agreement; adhere to the requirements of the Service Specification; and reflect the price of operating the Services with new vehicles. Terminus Points New Malden Station to Kingston, Cromwell Road Bus Station Contract Basis Incentivised Commencement Date 29th June 2013 Vehicle Type 45 capacity, single door, single deck, minimum 8.9m long Current Maximum Approved 8.8 metres long and 2.4 metres wide Dimensions New Vehicles Mandatory Yes Hybrid Price Required No Sponsored Route No Minimum Performance Standard Departing on Time - No less than 78.00% Extension Threshold Departing on Time Threshold - 82.00% Advertising Rights Operator Minimum Operated Mileage No less than 98.00% Standard The Date of Tender for this ITT is: No later than 12 Noon on 25th June 2012 Tenderers should refer to section 3 of Part A for the Service Specification Explanatory Notes and Appendix B of section 5 for the Example Service Specification of the ITT document. SERVICE SPECIFICATION 1) SERVICE SPEC - ROUTE SPECIFICATION INFORMATION 2) NOTES 3) SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS & PINCHPOINTS 4) OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 5) ROUTE RECORD, CURRENT PERFORMANCE, QSI BY TIME OF DAY, IBUS MILEAGE & QSI POINTS 2) NOTES Proposed Changes: At this time, no changes are proposed to the existing service for introduction prior to the commencement of the new Route Agreement for Route No. K1. Tenderers should note that the following alterations (subject to consultation) are proposed as part of this Service Specification for introduction with the new Route Agreement: Currently, ex Kingston, Cromwell Road Bus Station, first departures on Mondays to Fridays and Saturdays are non standardised. The first departure on Saturdays is retimed by 10 minutes from 0540 to 0530 to rectify this. The trip ex Hook, Southborough School is withdrawn on Mondays to Fridays Holidays. The Boxing Day service should match the Sunday service. Tenderers must identify the cost of the Boxing Day element of this service separately. Hail & ride operation Hail and ride operation, with buses stopping wherever it is safe to set down and pick up passengers, applies on the following sections of Route No. K1: (Malden Manor/Tolworth) Amberwood Rise, South Lane, Manor Drive, Southwood Drive, Barnsbury Lane 3) SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS & PINCHPOINTS 3.1) MONDAY TO FRIDAY SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS & PINCHPOINTS New Malden Station to Kingston, Kingston, Cromwell Road Bus Station to Cromwell Road Bus Station New Malden Station First departure no later than 0525. First departure no later than 0530. 0520 - 0545 Every 20 minutes 0525 - 0610 Every 20 minutes 0546 - 1925 Every 15 minutes 0611 - 1935 Every 15 minutes 1926 - 2350 Every 20 minutes 1936 - 0015 Every 20 minutes Last departure no earlier than 2345. Last departure no earlier than 0010. Pinchpoints Surbiton 0730 - 0900 15 minutes Malden 0725 - 0855 15 minutes Station, 1450 - 1650 15 minutes Manor 1515 - 1715 15 minutes Claremont Station Road 3.2) MONDAY TO FRIDAY SCHOOLDAYS SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS Hook, Southborough School to New Malden Station 1520 One journey The journey shown in Section 3.2 is specifically designed to meet the finish time of Southborough School in the Hook area. 3.2) SATURDAY AND GOOD FRIDAY SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS & PINCHPOINTS New Malden Station to Kingston, Kingston, Cromwell Road Bus Station to Cromwell Road Bus Station New Malden Station First departure no later than 0525. First departure no later than 0530. 0520 - 0720 Every 30 minutes 0525 - 0730 Every 30 minutes 0721 - 0920 Every 20 minutes 0731 - 0905 Every 20 minutes 0921 - 1805 Every 15 minutes 0906 - 1835 Every 15 minutes 1806 - 2350 Every 20 minutes 1836 - 0015 Every 20 minutes Last departure no earlier than 2345. Last departure no earlier than 0010. Pinchpoints Surbiton 0930 - 0950 20 minutes Malden 0940 - 1140 15 minutes Station, Manor Claremont 0951 - 1130 15 minutes Station Road 3.3) SUNDAY AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS & PINCHPOINTS New Malden Station to Kingston, Kingston, Cromwell Road Bus Station to Cromwell Road Bus Station New Malden Station First departure no later than 0640. First departure no later than 0650. 0635 - 0810 Every 30 minutes 0645 - 0820 Every 30 minutes 0811 - 2350 Every 20 minutes 0821 - 0015 Every 20 minutes Last departure no earlier than 2345. Last departure no earlier than 0010. Pinchpoints Surbiton 1030 - 1130 20 minutes Malden 1030 - 1130 20 minutes Station, Manor Claremont Station Road Tenderers must identify the cost of the Boxing Day element of this service separately. 4) OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 4.1) Route No. K1 should interwork with other bus services where possible. 4.2) When compiling schedules Tenderers are asked to consider passengers making connections to other services at the following locations: New Malden Rail Station, Malden Manor Rail Station & Surbiton Rail Station. 4.3) Route No. K1 can suffer unpredictable traffic delays in the Kingston area. 4.4) Smaller buses are used on the route due to highway constraints in Malden Manor, Sunray Estate and Warren Drive South. 5) ROUTE RECORD, CURRENT PERFORMANCE, QSI BY TIME OF DAY, IBUS MILEAGE & QSI POINTS 5.1) ROUTE RECORD As per Busnet Printout. 5.2) CURRENT PERFORMANCE As per current print out. 5.3) QSI BY TIME OF DAY As per current print out. 5.4) IBUS MILEAGE & QSI POINTS As per current print out. Printed On: 13 April 2012 10:31:44 LONDON BUSES - ROUTE DESCRIPTION ROUTE K1: New Malden Station - Kingston, Cromwell Road Bus Station Date of Structural Change: 29 June 2013. Date of Service Change: 29 June 2013. Reason for Issue: New Tender. STREETS TRAVERSED Towards Kingston, Cromwell Road Bus Station: Station Avenue, Dukes Avenue, New Malden High Street, Fountain Roundabout, Malden Road, Amberwood Rise, South Lane, Sheephouse Way, Manor Drive North, Malden Way, Tolworth Rise South, Southwood Drive, Knollmead, Warren Drive South, Barnsbury Lane, Vincent Avenue, Tolworth Rise South, Tolworth Roundabout, Tolworth Broadway, Ewell Road, Red Lion Road, Thornhill Road, Hook Road, Upper Brighton Road, Brighton Road, Victoria Road, Claremont Road, Maple Road, Beaufort Road, Lingfield Avenue, Grove Lane, Villiers Road, Fairfield South, Orchard Road, Wheatfield Way, College Roundabout, Kingston Hall Road, Kingston High Street, Eden Street, Clarence Street, Cromwell Road. Towards New Malden Station: Cromwell Road Bus Station, Cromwell Road, Queen Elizabeth Road, Fairfield North, Wheatfield Way, Clarence Street, Eden Street, Kingston High Street, Kingston Hall Road, College Roundabout, Wheatfield Way, Orchard Road, Fairfield South, Villiers Road, Grove Lane, Lingfield Avenue, Beaufort Road, Maple Road, Claremont Road, Victoria Road, Brighton Road, Upper Brighton Road, Hook Road, Thornhill Road, Red Lion Road, Ewell Road, Tolworth Broadway, Tolworth Roundabout, Barnsbury Lane, Warren Drive South, Knollmead, Southwood Drive, Tolworth Rise South, Malden Way, Manor Drive North, Sheephouse Way, South Lane, Amberwood Rise, Malden Road, Fountain Roundabout, New Malden High Street, Dukes Avenue, Station Avenue. Special Journey from Hook, Southborough School: operate from Hook Road, then via Ace Of Spades Roundabout, Hook Road to Thornhill Road. AUTHORISED STANDS, CURTAILMENT POINTS, & BLIND DESCRIPTIONS Please note that only stands, curtailment points, & blind descriptions as detailed in this contractual document may be used. NEW MALDEN STATION Public stand for two buses on east side of New Malden High Street, south of the junction with Dukes Avenue. Buses proceed from Station Avenue direct to stand, departing to Station Avenue. Set down in Station Avenue, at Stop P (BP4479 - New Malden Station #, Last Stop on LOR: BP4479 - New Malden Station #) and pick up in Station Avenue, at Stop P (BP4479 - New Malden Station #, First Stop on LOR: BP4479 - New Malden Station #). AVAILABILITY: At any time. OPERATING RESTRICTIONS: No more than 1 bus on Route K1 should be scheduled to stand at any one time. MEAL RELIEFS: No meal relief vehicles to stand at any time. FERRY VEHICLES: No ferry vehicles to park on stand at any time. BLIND DISPLAY: New Malden Station. MALDEN MANOR STATION (from KINGSTON, CROMWELL ROAD BUS STATION) Buses proceed from Manor Drive North departing to Manor Drive North. Set down in Manor Drive North (OC676 - Malden Manor Station, Last Stop on LOR: OC456 - Warren Drive South) and pick up in Manor Drive North (OC675 - Malden Manor Station, First Stop on LOR: 18695 - Manor Drive North). AVAILABILITY: At any time. OPERATING RESTRICTIONS: Turning Point Only - Buses must not stand BLIND DISPLAY: Malden Manor Station. SUNRAY ESTATE, WARREN ROAD SOUTH [WITHDRAWN] (from KINGSTON, CROMWELL ROAD BUS STATION) Public stand on south side of Warren Drive South. Buses proceed from Warren Drive South via Elmdene, Southwood Drive, Knollmead and Warren Drive South to stand, departing to Warren Drive South. Set down in Warren Drive South (OC454 - Warren Drive South, Last Stop on LOR: OC456 - Warren Drive South) and pick up in Warren Drive South (OC456 - Warren Drive South, First Stop on LOR: OC454 - Warren Drive South). AVAILABILITY: At any time. OPERATING RESTRICTIONS: Unscheduled curtailments only. MEAL RELIEFS: No meal relief vehicles to stand at any time. FERRY VEHICLES: No ferry vehicles to park on stand at any time. BLIND DISPLAY: Sunray Estate. TOLWORTH, EWELL ROAD Public stand for 4 buses on west side of Ewell Road commencing level with Tolworth Tower Travelodge reception entrance and extending 49 metres south.