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Various Arriva Deminimis Contracts across Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Council

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27 Aug 2026 at 15:14

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council procured subsidised public bus services across Leicestershire, covering routes 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 27, 28, 29, 29A, 29S, 56, 84, X29, X84 and 153. The requirement is for public road transport services (CPV 60112000), supporting the continued operation of these local bus routes. The council is the buying organisation and the services are delivered in Leicestershire. The procurement comprises one lot and covers multiple route-specific services rather than a single general transport operation. It is therefore relevant to bus operators with the vehicles, drivers, operating systems and regulatory capability to run supported local routes across the county.

The procurement is complete and was directly awarded to Arriva Midlands Limited under the de minimis provisions for bus service subsidies. The award date was 27 August 2026, with a planned signature date the same day. Ten awards were made separately: Service 7 at £87,000 net (£104,400 gross); Service 15 at £89,500 net (£107,400 gross); Service 56 at £51,500 net (£61,800 gross); Service 84 at £42,000 net (£50,400 gross); Service X84 at £65,500 net (£78,600 gross); Services 27/28 at £53,000 net (£63,600 gross); Services 29, 29A, 29S and X29 at £29,000 net (£34,800 gross); Service 153 at £39,000 net (£46,800 gross); Service 8 at £87,000 net (£104,400 gross); and Services 11/12 at £64,000 net (£76,800 gross). Each award period runs from 28 August 2026 to 25 August 2027. The direct-award route was justified by the statutory de minimis exemption.

This award shows established demand from Leicestershire County Council for supported local bus operations across a substantial group of routes, including both individual services and route bundles. A future competitor would need to demonstrate the ability to operate scheduled public bus services reliably across Leicestershire, with suitable vehicles, trained drivers, operational control, timetable and network management, and systems for passenger service and performance monitoring. Credibility would also depend on meeting the legal and safety requirements applying to commercial bus operators, maintaining service continuity across several routes, and managing route-specific delivery at the scale reflected by these awards. Operators with local network knowledge, depot and fleet capacity, and experience delivering publicly supported bus services would be well placed to compete when this requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Various Arriva Deminimis Contracts across Leicestershire

Notice Description

Services Funding 7 PS87,000.00 15 PS89,500.00 56 PS51,500.00 84 PS42,000.00 X84 PS65,500.00 27, 28 PS53,000.00 29, 29A, 29S, X29 PS29,000.00 153 PS39,000.00 8 PS87,000.00 11, 12 PS64,000.00

Procurement Information

This contract is exempt from the Procurement Act 2023 regulations as they are awarded on a De Minimis basis as provided for under the Transport Act and Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004. Local authorities or Passenger Transport Authorities/Executives with forecast expenditure on bus service subsidies in any one year of PS600,000 or more will be able to spend up to 25% of this on de minimis contracts; within this 25% there is no limit on the expenditure in any year with any single operator.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06edcd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081853-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency 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
£520,500 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
28 Aug 2026 - 25 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leicestershire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ARRIVA MIDLANDS LIMITED

Further Information

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