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Local Bus contracts serving King's Lynn

Norfolk County Council

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27 Aug 2026 at 13:14

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk County Council procured local bus services serving King’s Lynn. The requirement covers road passenger transport, including Service 88 between Thetford, Methwold and King’s Lynn, and Service 89 between Brandon and King’s Lynn. The services are intended to provide local bus connections on these routes, with delivery in the King’s Lynn area and surrounding localities. The buying organisation is Norfolk County Council. This is a transport services requirement rather than a vehicle supply, construction or general passenger transport framework. Businesses relevant to this requirement are bus and coach operators able to run scheduled local services on the named routes and connect the surrounding communities with King’s Lynn.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold process on a de minimis basis. Two active contracts were signed on 14 August 2026, both awarded to Coach Services Ltd. Contract 1 covers Service 88, Thetford via Methwold to King’s Lynn, from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, at £69,075 gross. Contract 2 covers Service 89, Brandon to King’s Lynn, over the same period and at £69,075 gross. The source records both awards against the single lot. The published procurement description gives an overall stated value of £138,150. The records identify the procurement as services and the route-based contract titles provide the operational scope; no separate evaluation weighting is stated.

This award shows Norfolk County Council’s demand for contracted local bus operations linking King’s Lynn with surrounding towns and villages. A credible future competitor would need to operate scheduled road passenger services on comparable rural or inter-urban routes, including the ability to serve Thetford, Methwold and Brandon as well as King’s Lynn. Relevant strengths would include suitable buses and drivers, reliable day-to-day service management, route planning, scheduling, maintenance arrangements and the capacity to run more than one service under separate contracts. The awarded supplier is an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller operator rather than only a large national transport business. Experience of public-sector-supported or de minimis local bus contracts would also be directly relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Local Bus contracts serving King's Lynn

Notice Description

Local Bus contracts serving King's Lynn. PS138,150.00 Local Bus contracts to be provided on a de minimis basis.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ed89
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081745-2026
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
£69,075 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 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

Coach Services Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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