Notice Information
Notice Title
14/001 Yeovil - Castle Cary - Shepton Mallet
Notice Description
14/001 Yeovil - Castle Cary - Shepton Mallet Somerset Council wish to tender Service 1 Yeovil - Shepton Mallet Operators can provide prices on a cost or subsidy basis or both. Monday - Saturday timetable. Monday - Saturday For subsidy bids average patronage is 934 per week (January 2025 to December 2025) based on current timetable Price based on an overall minimum vehicle capacity of 40 passengers. Variant bids based on vehicles provided by the approved supplier are welcome. Revenue and reliability report will be required periodically which will be taken off the automated ticket machine data. As part of your bid, please provide full details of vehicle size and capacity, i.e. both seated and standing capacity, please indicate the split of seating and standing of the vehicles you will be using. Please note that the 17:35 journey from Castle Cary to Yeovil is NOT part of this tender. Start Date: 13th April 2026 End Date: 28th August 2027. Option for extension: None Tender will close at 12:00 noon Friday 30th January 2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-3b23888b-63ef-49d7-bece-b5bec17e3c37
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f5fa2b4-ce3c-465b-a510-e335710888f1
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60112000 - Public road transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £760 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Apr 2026 - 28 Aug 2027 1-2 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
- SOMERSET 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
- TAUNTON
- Postcode
- TA1 4DY
- Post Town
- Taunton
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK62 Somerset
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
- Westminster Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f5fa2b4-ce3c-465b-a510-e335710888f1
4th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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