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De minimis Local Bus contracts serving King's Lynn

Norfolk County Council

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23 Jul 2026 at 16:59

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk County Council procured local bus services serving King’s Lynn. The requirement covers passenger road transport on five named routes: route 43 between South and North Wootton and King’s Lynn schools; route 36 Coastliner to King’s Lynn; routes 34/35 along the A149 corridor to King’s Lynn; service X46/46 from Upwell and Wisbech along the corridor to King’s Lynn; and route 54A from West Lynn and Clenchwarton to Terrington St Clements. The work is classified as road transport services. It is a public-service transport requirement for operators able to run scheduled local bus routes connecting King’s Lynn with surrounding communities, schools and the specified corridors. Norfolk County Council is the buying organisation, based in Norwich, and the service locations are in and around King’s Lynn, Norfolk.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a below-threshold procedure on an unknown method basis. Coastal Red Ltd trading as Lynx was awarded all five contracts. Each contract was signed on 15 July 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The awards are: route 43 South and North Wootton to King’s Lynn schools, £64,533.50 gross; route 36 Coastliner to King’s Lynn, £32,100 gross; route 34/35 A149 corridor to King’s Lynn, £49,305 gross; service X46/46 Upwell and Wisbech corridor to King’s Lynn, £38,043.70 gross; and route 54A West Lynn and Clenchwarton to Terrington St Clements, £43,245.90 gross. The five awards relate to one procurement lot. Each is an active service contract below threshold.

This award demonstrates demand from Norfolk County Council for contracted local bus operation linking King’s Lynn with nearby towns, villages, school destinations and established transport corridors. A credible competing supplier would need the vehicles, drivers, operational management and safety systems to deliver scheduled passenger services reliably across several distinct routes. Experience of local bus operations, route planning, timetable adherence, school-related transport and rural or cross-community connectivity would be relevant. Suppliers would also need sufficient operational resilience to maintain services across the contracted network, manage driver and vehicle availability, and meet passenger-facing service expectations. The incumbent is an SME bus operator, showing that this type of requirement can be delivered by a suitably capable smaller transport business rather than only a national operator.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

De minimis Local Bus contracts serving King's Lynn

Notice Description

De minimis Local Bus contracts serving King's Lynn. PS22,7228.10

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d282
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069946-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60100000 - Road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£227,226 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 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
Norfolk County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR1 2DH
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Lakenham
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Coastal Red Ltd

Further Information

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