Notice Information
Notice Title
ESSC - DE - Public Bus Route B25323 and B25329
Notice Description
2x Public Bus Routes - B25323 and B25329. Provision of evening Bus service to be provided on route 323 (contract B25323) between Conquest Hospital, Elphinstone Road, Hastings town centre, West St Leonards and Harley Shute. This will provide a service for a number of communities without a bus service at this time of day, along with links to assist staff and visitors of Conquest Hospital. Route 329 (contract B25329) will provide Monday to Saturday peak, daytime and early evening links for communities in Tenterden, Northiam, Broad Oak and Westfield to/from Hastings town centre and Conquest Hospital. It is also designed to allow trips to Tenterden for shopping and visiting opportunities. There are no other bus services linking these communities outside of Hastings. This contract is subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Surrey County Council, East Sussex County Council and West Sussex County Council Public Bus DPS. This contract will run for 12 month from 6 January 2025 to 28 March 2026 subject to two possible extensions to 22 April 2028 and 20 April 2030.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-86ab5a88-63f8-4718-97ea-0ef13109865e
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/871780ad-b701-4351-85e8-c49f0e74c5c6
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £529,125 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £529,125 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Apr 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Sep 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 20 Apr 2030 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 1SG
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
-
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lewes
- Electoral Ward
- Lewes Bridge
- Westminster Constituency
- Lewes
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/871780ad-b701-4351-85e8-c49f0e74c5c6
20th April 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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