Notice Information
Notice Title
Ceredigion - Public Minibus Saturday Service
Notice Description
Ceredigion County Council is seeking to procure the introduction of a Saturday service on an existing bus route that currently operates Monday to Friday. This requirement follows an unsuccessful attempt to procure a Saturday service during the previous tender process. Contracts to commence on 07 February 2026 until 31 August 2027 with an option to extend for a period of one year.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Contracts to commence on 07 February 2026 until 31 August 2027 with an option to extend for a period of one year.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e9fd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077601-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60112000 - Public road transport services
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £134,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £134,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Nov 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Dec 20256 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 7 Feb 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 1-2 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
- CYNGOR SIR CEREDIGION COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- ymholiadau.caffael@ceredigion.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01545 570881
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERAERON
- Postcode
- SA46 0PA
- Post Town
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL41 Mid Wales
- Delivery Location
- TLL14 South West Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Ceredigion
- Electoral Ward
- Aberaeron and Aberarth
- Westminster Constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077601-2025
27th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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