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Provision of Local Bus Services LC9_93A Grantham - Bottesford - Bingham

Leicestershire County Council

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04 Sep 2026 at 15:20

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council procured local bus services on route LC9_93A, connecting Grantham, Bottesford and Bingham. The requirement covers public road passenger transport, with buses and coaches provided with drivers. It is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle-only hire requirement: the operator is expected to provide the bus service linking the named communities. The procurement is classified as public road transport services and the hire of buses and coaches with drivers. Delivery is in England, serving the Grantham–Bottesford–Bingham corridor. The council is the buying organisation. This requirement will be relevant to bus operators and passenger transport businesses with the vehicles, drivers, operating systems and local knowledge needed to run a scheduled local service across these locations.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through an other procurement method. The submission deadline was 17 June 2026 at noon. Leicestershire County Council awarded the contract to Centrebus on 22 June 2026 for £485,190. The contract runs from 3 August 2026 to 4 August 2029. The award is active. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the requirement was treated as a services procurement. The award covers the full named local bus service between Grantham, Bottesford and Bingham. No separate lots or alternative awarded suppliers are identified. The commercial route used here shows a defined council-managed passenger transport requirement with a single selected operator and a multi-year operating period.

This award demonstrates demand from Leicestershire County Council for a contracted local bus operation connecting Grantham, Bottesford and Bingham. A credible future competitor would need to operate scheduled public road passenger services, supply suitable buses or coaches with drivers, and manage reliable day-to-day delivery across the whole route. Relevant strengths include an established passenger transport operation, access to an appropriate vehicle fleet, qualified and available drivers, route planning, scheduling, maintenance, safety management and contingency arrangements for service disruption. The requirement was identified as suitable for SMEs, so a smaller operator may be commercially credible if it can demonstrate sufficient operational capacity and resilience. Businesses studying comparable council work should assess whether they can provide a complete managed service rather than vehicles alone.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Local Bus Services LC9_93A Grantham - Bottesford - Bingham

Notice Description

Provision of Local Bus Services LC9_93A Grantham - Bottesford - Bingham

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1bb7783f-1199-4eb3-836a-1055dc9bea46
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f92f35ad-6b73-4488-ada4-2ce93e470296
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60112000 - Public road transport services

60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£485,190 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£485,190 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
3 Aug 2026 - 4 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leicestershire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Centrebus

Further Information

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