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Mainstream Bus S489 Ullesthorpe Primary School and Bitteswell Primary School

Leicestershire County Council

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17 Jul 2026 at 15:31

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council procured mainstream school bus transport for route S489, serving Ullesthorpe Primary School and Bitteswell Primary School. The requirement is a passenger transport service for scheduled journeys connected with school attendance, rather than construction or the purchase of vehicles. It falls within non-scheduled passenger transport, with related services covering special-purpose road passenger transport and the hire of passenger vehicles with drivers (CPV 60140000). The service is delivered in England. The council is the buying organisation and the requirement is classified as a service. The named route and schools indicate a local, regular education transport operation for pupils travelling between their homes and the two primary schools.

The procurement has been completed following an open procedure. Bids had to be submitted by 9 July 2026 at 09:00. The contract was awarded on 17 July 2026 to Bains Travel Leicester for £98,610. The contract period runs from 26 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. The procurement’s stated estimated value was £173 GBP, while the awarded value is £98,610 GBP; these figures should not be treated as interchangeable. The award is active and covers the full S489 requirement. The published outcome identifies one supplier and one award. The procurement was evaluated through the open procedure, with no separate scoring or weighting basis stated in the available process details.

This requirement is most relevant to established passenger transport operators able to provide vehicles with drivers for a recurring primary-school route. A credible competitor would need dependable day-to-day operations, suitable passenger vehicles, robust driver availability and the capacity to maintain scheduled journeys throughout the school service period. Experience of school transport and working reliably around school timetables would be commercially important, as would route planning, punctuality, safeguarding-aware operating practices and contingency arrangements for vehicle or driver disruption. The incumbent supplier is recorded as a large organisation, and the opportunity was not marked as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating a scale and operating model favouring a well-resourced transport business.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mainstream Bus S489 Ullesthorpe Primary School and Bitteswell Primary School

Notice Description

Mainstream Bus S489 Ullesthorpe Primary School and Bitteswell Primary School

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a546f8db-173c-4a0a-beb2-459a657100eb
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c6db7ae-5d24-430d-8827-5995b5e550c6
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£173 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£98,610 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
26 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 2-3 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

BAINS TRAVEL LEICESTER

Further Information

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