Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract B24105 Bus Service 5
Notice Description
Direct Award (De minimis arrangement) of short term Council funded bus service contract to approved DPS operator. Value stated includes extension periods (2 years). End date stated is end of initial term.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-1beb1628-88c9-4792-a121-96eafcabc735
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36515378-e845-41b8-b4d2-3a943fe6d4a4
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34121100 - Public-service buses
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £85,880 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £85,880 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Apr 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Jan 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 May 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2024 - 22 Apr 2028 4-5 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
- EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEWES
- Postcode
- BN7 1UE
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ22 East Sussex CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Lewes
- Electoral Ward
- Lewes Priory
- Westminster Constituency
- Lewes
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36515378-e845-41b8-b4d2-3a943fe6d4a4
20th April 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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