Notice Information
Notice Title
B260U5 Bus Service U1 and U2: Flimwell-Ticehurst-Wallcrouch-Shovers Green-Wadhurst (Schooldays only)
Notice Description
Call off from SCC, ESCC and WSCC Public Bus DPS. Contract Length: 3 years plus 3 year potential extension option. Contract Value: PS285,000 (includes extension) Fare income retained by operator Contract Awarded
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-b4211cfe-e4e1-46bc-9f47-8c008a1e0fb3
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8346ece3-7449-4b77-9e78-48f8c61a43f1
- 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
- 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
- £285,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £285,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Mar 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 25 Jul 2026 - 22 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
- 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
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Lewes
- Electoral Ward
- Lewes Bridge
- Westminster Constituency
- Lewes
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8346ece3-7449-4b77-9e78-48f8c61a43f1
1st May 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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