Notice Information
Notice Title
Bus Service T0944
Notice Description
Operation of the X30 Bus route, running from Coventry Railway Station to Ansty Park, which is located to the north east of Coventry and within the Warwickshire County Council area. The service provides important journey opportunities including employment journeys for West Midlands residents travelling to businesses located on Ansty Park.
Procurement Information
This Direct Award is being made under the Additional or repeat goods, services or works Direct Award justification, at Section 8 of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23); "8. The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier that are similar to existing goods, services or works where- (a) the existing goods, services or works were supplied under a public contract that was awarded in accordance with a competitive tendering procedure within the period of five years ending with the day on which the transparency notice is published, and (b) the tender notice or any tender document in respect of that earlier contract set out- (i) the contracting authority's intention to carry out a subsequent procurement of similar goods, services or works in reliance on this direct award justification, and (ii) any other information specified in regulations under section 95." With regards to subsection (a), the existing services are being supplied under a public contract that was awarded on 2nd March 2026, therefore, this is within the 5-year period from the date on which the transparency notice will be published. With regards to subsection (b), the Tender Notice for the existing services sets out the authority's intention to carry out a subsequent procurement of similar services in reliance on this direct award justification. The Notice identifier for the Tender Notice is: 2025/S 000-058208
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0669ac
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042629-2026
- 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
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60112000 - Public road transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £3,932,675 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £3,939,554 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 May 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Mar 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 19 Jul 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B19 3SD
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Newtown
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042629-2026
8th May 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022932-2026
13th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022909-2026
13th March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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