Notice Information
Notice Title
Modification of B23266 - Bus Service 266
Notice Description
Council funded bus service. Value stated includes extension periods (2 years plus 2 years). End date stated is end of initial term. Subject to an annual price review. This contract has been previously awarded to the supplier but has been recently modified under Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts Regulations. As a result the day rate/contract value has increased. Additional information: This contract has been awarded. This is purely a modification notice.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-99885ecc-9ee4-440b-b404-41d5e70fd146
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/209d450a-3bad-4c3e-bb76-6f6b481f891c
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £350,197 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £627,701 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Apr 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Dec 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Jul 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 18 Dec 2023 - 20 Apr 2030 Over 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
-
- 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
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/209d450a-3bad-4c3e-bb76-6f6b481f891c
20th April 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3b3fa98-7faa-491e-8d4e-b2688df75917
27th September 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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