Notice Information
Notice Title
Purchase of Season Tickets on Commercial Bus Routes for Home to School Transport 2025/2026
Notice Description
Direct award to a number of bus operators for the provision of season tickets on commercial bus routes for the provision of home to school transport for the academic year 2025/2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0566ab
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047352-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large, 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £99,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £99,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Aug 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Jul 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 27 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEICESTERSHIRE 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
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE3 8RA
- Post Town
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Blaby
- Electoral Ward
- Glenfield Faire
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047352-2025
8th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043433-2025
28th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043305-2025
28th July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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