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title: "RES/TR/First Bus - Individual Active Travel Bus Ticket Offer - February 2024 to March 2025"
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# RES/TR/First Bus - Individual Active Travel Bus Ticket Offer - February 2024 to March 2025

Buyer: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-51563d51-cc01-4ceb-8df7-55ed79a997f8

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## Summary

The Bristol City Council has completed an award process for a contract titled "RES/TR/First Bus - Individual Active Travel Bus Ticket Offer - February 2024 to March 2025" in the services industry category of transport services. The procurement method used was a direct award with a contract value of 480,000 GBP. The contract started on February 26, 2024, and will end on March 31, 2025, benefiting businesses in England, United Kingdom.

This tender awarded to the First Bus Group Ltd by Bristol City Council offers business growth opportunities for companies in the transport services sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could particularly benefit from this opportunity. The contract duration until March 2025 provides a stable revenue stream for the winning supplier, supporting long-term business planning and growth strategies.

## Notice

RES/TR/First Bus - Individual Active Travel Bus Ticket Offer - February 2024 to March 2025 - A negotiated procedure without prior publication (direct award) was followed in accordance with regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 due to competition being absent for technical reasons. The services are essential requirements of the Council and can only be met by a proprietary solution only available from a single supplier. Bristol bus routes are predominantly controlled by First Bus Group and in order for the bus taster tickets to be widely useable it is essential for them to be valid for the largest number of bus routes possible. Therefore the contract has been awarded to First Bus Group Ltd to supply taster tickets (m-Tickets) to the public until March 2025 as part of the Bristol Clean Air Zone project and the m-Tickets are only available from First Bus.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb92ebb6-ca2f-4a5c-97ad-fa00f2257ef2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | 26 Feb 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £480,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £480,000 |
| 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 | BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| 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 | FIRST BUS GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 6 Mar 2024 at 12:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb92ebb6-ca2f-4a5c-97ad-fa00f2257ef2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb92ebb6-ca2f-4a5c-97ad-fa00f2257ef2
  6th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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