Notice Information
Notice Title
Local Bus Services
Notice Description
The Council is tendering a contract for Local Bus Services, for 21 bus services and bus links to improve access for local communities across the borough. These services are intended to connect residents to key local services where the existing local bus network does not fully meet local transport needs. The services are organised into Lots based on either: * the area in which the services operate; or * the type of service being provided. The tendered services represent approximately half of the registered local bus services in the borough. Many are a retender of existing supported services. However, some Lots include service enhancements, new services or amendments to existing services. The tender includes a range of service types, including: * local link town services connecting residential areas with local amenities; * enhancements to otherwise commercial services; * a small number of local shopper services serving more rural areas; and * selected school services.
Lot Information
Woodley / Earley: Existing Service 19a,19c
Lot A - Woodley / Earley: Existing Service 19a,19c
Wokingham Town Services: Existing Services 121, 122, 123, 124, 125/A/BLot B - Wokingham Town Services: Existing Services 121, 122, 123, 124, 125/A/B
A33 Corridor: Existing Service 600Lot C - A33 Corridor: Existing Service 600
A4 Corridor: Existing Service 127/128/129Lot D - A4 Corridor: Existing Service 127/128/129
Winnersh Triangle Park & Ride: Existing Service 500Lot E - Winnersh Triangle Park and Ride: Existing Service 500
Other ServicesLOT F, Service1: Lower Earley to Reading: Existing Service 19b LOT F, Service2: Lower Earley to Wokingham: New Service LOT F, Service3: Woodley to Wokingham: New Service LOT F, Service 4: Wokingham to Twyford: Existing Services, 128/129 LOT F, Service 5: Shinfield, Arborfield and; Wokingham: Existing Route 3
Shopper ServicesLOT G, Service 1: Three Mile Cross to Wokingham & Winnersh: Existing Service 145 LOT G, Service 2: Upper Wargrave to Reading Town Centre: Existing Service 153 LOT G, Service3: Stratfield Saye, Beech Hill, Reading Town Centre: Existing Service 154
School ServicesLOT H, Service1: (Whiteley Wood to) Lower Earley to The Forest, Emmbrook and Holt Schools: Existing Service: 202 LOT H, Service 2: Three Mile Cross, Lower Earley & Woodley to Bulmersh School: Existing Service: 983 LOT H, Service 3: Reading to Shinfield and Wokingham via Finchampstead Existing Service: 244
Planning Information
Wokingham Borough Council is looking to engage with the market to discuss a future opportunity relating to contracted transport services across the borough. The Council manages 21 registered local bus routes, which include local link services to Wokingham Town, services from Shinfield, Woodley and Earley to Reading Town, enhancements to services on key bus corridors, as well as three school time only services and a small number of once-a-week shopper services. The current bus contracts are in place until Spring 2027. The tenders will primarily be for registered local bus service; however, alternative options may also be considered for the school time only and once a week shopper service. The event is intended to have the format of an information session to present the Councils future plans for these services. The event will take place on Wednesday 20th May 10 – 11am virtually via MS Teams and will cover the following topics: - Scope of services to be procured - Overview of the Lots that will be included within the tender - What documents will require to be completed and submitted to bid for the tender - Overview of the evaluation approach - Timelines - How to submit a tender using WBC’s e-procurement solution - Questions If you are interested in discussing the above with us, please express interest via the messaging function of ProContract and provide the following details: - Company name - Point of contact - Names and email addresses for all attendees - Questions - We request that you submit any questions that you have ahead of the engagement so that these can be covered within the presentation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05092e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071509-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34121100 - Public-service buses
60112000 - Public road transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £13,870,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Jul 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Aug 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2027 - 31 Jul 2032 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WOKINGHAM BOROUGH 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
- WOKINGHAM
- Postcode
- RG40 1BN
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Wokingham
- Electoral Ward
- Emmbrook
- Westminster Constituency
- Wokingham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071509-2026
29th July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034375-2026
15th April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017615-2025
29th April 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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