--- title: "Local Bus Services June 2025" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-19ec5e51-3184-4df8-9d21-592f807df562" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-19ec5e51-3184-4df8-9d21-592f807df562" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-19ec5e51-3184-4df8-9d21-592f807df562.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-19ec5e51-3184-4df8-9d21-592f807df562.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2025-01-28" --- # Local Bus Services June 2025 Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-19ec5e51-3184-4df8-9d21-592f807df562 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-19ec5e51-3184-4df8-9d21-592f807df562) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-19ec5e51-3184-4df8-9d21-592f807df562.json) ## Summary The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) is inviting tenders for the provision of local bus services across Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, and South Cambridgeshire. This tender, titled "Local Bus Services June 2025," falls under the "Transport services (excl. Waste transport)" industry category and uses the open procurement method with an open procedure (above threshold). The tender process is currently in the active stage, with a tender submission deadline of 27th February 2025 at 12:00 PM. The contract period begins on 30th June 2025 and ends on 28th June 2026, with possible extensions of up to 24 additional months. This tender offers significant business growth opportunities as it involves the awarding of 11 separate contracts to multiple suppliers for local bus services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to compete. The required services include supplying and integrating bus routes, timetable adherence, vehicle types, and ticketing equipment, all detailed in the Route Schedule. Successful bidders will benefit from funded contracts and the potential for integration with the commercial bus network, enhancing their operational scope and market presence. ## Notice The Authority is seeking to award bus services contracts to multiple suppliers for the following requirements: * The supply of local bus services (contracts 8A, 9A, 17, 33A, 50, 56, 66A, 101, 110, 112 & 199). * Contracts funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to support local bus services. * Until 28th June 2026 + 12 months + 12 months. * Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, and South Cambridgeshire. The Authority is planning to award eleven (11) separate contracts relating to the provision of Local Bus Services. The contracts start on Monday 30th of June 2025. The contractor must be able to provide the full service required from this start date. The Authority reserves the right not to conclude a contract for the service for which the Tender is invited. The Route Schedule details the requirements for these contracts, such as the route, timetable, type of vehicle, and type of ticketing equipment to be used. Any extra requirements relating to the contracts that are not covered in the ITT document or in the Conditions of Contract will be displayed in the Route Schedule under 'Special Conditions'. Potential providers are encouraged to consider how the contracts they are tendering for can be integrated with the commercial bus network, where applicable. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eb56bc7e-c06b-412d-874e-85da027dab18 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | 27 Feb 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 Jun 2025 - 28 Jun 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY | | Locality | HUNTINGDON | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE29 3TN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Huntingdonshire | | Electoral ward | Huntingdon North | | Westminster constituency | Huntingdon | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 28 Jan 2025 at 08:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eb56bc7e-c06b-412d-874e-85da027dab18 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eb56bc7e-c06b-412d-874e-85da027dab18 28th January 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=0a74850f-4fdd-ef11-8133-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-19ec5e51-3184-4df8-9d21-592f807df562. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-19ec5e51-3184-4df8-9d21-592f807df562.json.