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title: "PCC: Lot 5 - Plymouth City Services (16/10/2024)"
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published: "2025-06-02"
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# PCC: Lot 5 - Plymouth City Services (16/10/2024)

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3b0ec0cc-30ec-4f71-9320-b3c5691f12ec

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## Summary

The public procurement process for "PCC: Lot 5 - Plymouth City Services" has reached the award stage, led by the Devon County Council as the buying organisation. This tender, identified under the procurement method "open", is within the transport services industry category (CPV code 60000000) and is aimed at providing public transport contracts across Devon. Key dates include the tender period ending on 16th November 2024, and the contract period spans from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028, with the awarded contracts valued at approximately £1,038,868.83. The main contract award was made on 31st March 2025 to suppliers including Stagecoach Devon and Plymouth Citybus, with the location of services being in England, United Kingdom.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in transport services to grow by partnering with a major public sector entity. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) may find this opportunity particularly well-suited due to the procurement's suitability criteria which favour them, although the awarded suppliers in this instance were large-scale entities. With an eight-year contract duration and the dynamic nature of the Devon County Council Passenger Transport's service provision, participating businesses can expand their operational scope in a prominent county within the UK, while benefiting from a robust government contract.

## Notice

This is a mini-competition from Lot 5 of the Devon County Council Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (CP1185 15). For the supply and provision of one or more public transport contracts throughout Devon. The projected duration of each contract is eight years however the Devon County Council Passenger Transport Standard Conditions of Contract still apply, and therefore either the contractor or DCC can give notice as per the terms and conditions to terminate the contract at any time. For the supply and provision of 13/S, 14, 30/31, 41, 54, 200, 4, 4A&4B, 19

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ab5643f-4dfd-420f-8cd0-8c1a5857614c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 19 Apr 2025 - 20 Apr 2033 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £22,045 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,038,868 |
| 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 | DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS; STAGECOACH DEVON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 2 Jun 2025 at 08:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ab5643f-4dfd-420f-8cd0-8c1a5857614c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ab5643f-4dfd-420f-8cd0-8c1a5857614c
  2nd June 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.devon.gov.uk

## Provenance

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