--- title: "Provision of Local Bus Services LC9_93A Grantham - Bottesford - Bingham" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1bb7783f-1199-4eb3-836a-1055dc9bea46" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1bb7783f-1199-4eb3-836a-1055dc9bea46" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1bb7783f-1199-4eb3-836a-1055dc9bea46.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1bb7783f-1199-4eb3-836a-1055dc9bea46.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Leicestershire County Council" published: "2026-09-04" --- # Provision of Local Bus Services LC9_93A Grantham - Bottesford - Bingham Buyer: Leicestershire County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1bb7783f-1199-4eb3-836a-1055dc9bea46 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1bb7783f-1199-4eb3-836a-1055dc9bea46) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1bb7783f-1199-4eb3-836a-1055dc9bea46.json) ## Summary Leicestershire County Council procured local bus services on route LC9_93A, connecting Grantham, Bottesford and Bingham. The requirement covers public road passenger transport, with buses and coaches provided with drivers. It is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle-only hire requirement: the operator is expected to provide the bus service linking the named communities. The procurement is classified as public road transport services and the hire of buses and coaches with drivers. Delivery is in England, serving the Grantham–Bottesford–Bingham corridor. The council is the buying organisation. This requirement will be relevant to bus operators and passenger transport businesses with the vehicles, drivers, operating systems and local knowledge needed to run a scheduled local service across these locations. The procurement is complete and was awarded through an other procurement method. The submission deadline was 17 June 2026 at noon. Leicestershire County Council awarded the contract to Centrebus on 22 June 2026 for £485,190. The contract runs from 3 August 2026 to 4 August 2029. The award is active. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the requirement was treated as a services procurement. The award covers the full named local bus service between Grantham, Bottesford and Bingham. No separate lots or alternative awarded suppliers are identified. The commercial route used here shows a defined council-managed passenger transport requirement with a single selected operator and a multi-year operating period. This award demonstrates demand from Leicestershire County Council for a contracted local bus operation connecting Grantham, Bottesford and Bingham. A credible future competitor would need to operate scheduled public road passenger services, supply suitable buses or coaches with drivers, and manage reliable day-to-day delivery across the whole route. Relevant strengths include an established passenger transport operation, access to an appropriate vehicle fleet, qualified and available drivers, route planning, scheduling, maintenance, safety management and contingency arrangements for service disruption. The requirement was identified as suitable for SMEs, so a smaller operator may be commercially credible if it can demonstrate sufficient operational capacity and resilience. Businesses studying comparable council work should assess whether they can provide a complete managed service rather than vehicles alone. ## Notice Provision of Local Bus Services LC9_93A Grantham - Bottesford - Bingham ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f92f35ad-6b73-4488-ada4-2ce93e470296 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 22 Jun 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Aug 2026 - 4 Aug 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £485,190 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £485,190 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Leicestershire County Council | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Postcode area | Leicester | | Postcode | LE3 8RA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | | Local authority | Blaby | | Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire | | Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire | | 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) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Centrebus | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60112000 - Public road transport services - 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver ## Release History - 4 Sep 2026 at 15:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f92f35ad-6b73-4488-ada4-2ce93e470296 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f92f35ad-6b73-4488-ada4-2ce93e470296 4th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html ## 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-b5fd17-1bb7783f-1199-4eb3-836a-1055dc9bea46. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1bb7783f-1199-4eb3-836a-1055dc9bea46.json.