Costing school transport in Spain

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dc.contributor.authorIbeas, Angel
dc.contributor.authorLuis Moura, Jose
dc.contributor.authorDell'olio, Luigi
dc.contributor.authorde Dios Ortuzar, Juan
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T12:04:45Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T12:04:45Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractSchool transport in Spain is conceived administratively as a regular, but special, public transport service financed by the Spanish regional governments through private sector contracts adjudicated by public tendering. As such it has two special features in comparison to systems elsewhere. First, larger operators use conventional buses (rather than special school buses) and these can also be used for regular services during school hours. Second, as these are regional services, often only regional operators bid for these tenders, so contract assignment resembles a bargaining process between operators and administrations, tempering an adequate operation of the market. This problem is common to all Spanish regions. The situation described has generated high costs (i.e. 15% increase in contract costs in the past year although the number of contracts did not vary significantly). For this reason the Government of Cantabria commissioned research to examine the problem. A simple cost allocation model allowed us to detect that school transport costs were, on average, approximately 18% higher than what could be deemed reasonable. This article describes the problem, the reasons why it has occurred and explains the model built to examine it in certain detail. It also shows the immediate consequences of its application (i.e. the reaction of the main operators and their changed strategy) and the steps taken by the Regional Government, based on our results, to ensure a proper operation of the market in the future.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-05-08
dc.format.extent19 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03081060601075757
dc.identifier.eissn1029-0354
dc.identifier.issn0308-1060
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/03081060601075757
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/75874
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000243582500004
dc.information.autorucIngeniería;Ortúzar J. de D;S/I;99241
dc.issue.numero6
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.pagina.final501
dc.pagina.inicio483
dc.publisherTAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.revistaTRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectschool transport
dc.subjecttransport costs
dc.subjectcost allocation model
dc.subjectSpain
dc.subject.ods09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.subject.odspa09 Industria, innovación e infraestructura
dc.titleCosting school transport in Spain
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen29
sipa.codpersvinculados99241
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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