---
title: "Local Bus contracts serving King's Lynn"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ed89"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Norfolk County Council"
published: "2026-08-27"
---

# Local Bus contracts serving King's Lynn

Buyer: Norfolk County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ed89

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## Summary

Norfolk County Council procured local bus services serving King’s Lynn. The requirement covers road passenger transport, including Service 88 between Thetford, Methwold and King’s Lynn, and Service 89 between Brandon and King’s Lynn. The services are intended to provide local bus connections on these routes, with delivery in the King’s Lynn area and surrounding localities. The buying organisation is Norfolk County Council. This is a transport services requirement rather than a vehicle supply, construction or general passenger transport framework. Businesses relevant to this requirement are bus and coach operators able to run scheduled local services on the named routes and connect the surrounding communities with King’s Lynn.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold process on a de minimis basis. Two active contracts were signed on 14 August 2026, both awarded to Coach Services Ltd. Contract 1 covers Service 88, Thetford via Methwold to King’s Lynn, from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, at £69,075 gross. Contract 2 covers Service 89, Brandon to King’s Lynn, over the same period and at £69,075 gross. The source records both awards against the single lot. The published procurement description gives an overall stated value of £138,150. The records identify the procurement as services and the route-based contract titles provide the operational scope; no separate evaluation weighting is stated.

This award shows Norfolk County Council’s demand for contracted local bus operations linking King’s Lynn with surrounding towns and villages. A credible future competitor would need to operate scheduled road passenger services on comparable rural or inter-urban routes, including the ability to serve Thetford, Methwold and Brandon as well as King’s Lynn. Relevant strengths would include suitable buses and drivers, reliable day-to-day service management, route planning, scheduling, maintenance arrangements and the capacity to run more than one service under separate contracts. The awarded supplier is an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller operator rather than only a large national transport business. Experience of public-sector-supported or de minimis local bus contracts would also be directly relevant.

## Notice

Local Bus contracts serving King's Lynn. PS138,150.00 Local Bus contracts to be provided on a de minimis basis.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081745-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £69,075 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Norfolk County Council |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Postcode area | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR1 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk |
| Local authority | Norwich |
| Electoral ward | Lakenham |
| Westminster constituency | Norwich South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Coach Services Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60100000 - Road transport services

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2026 at 13:14 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081745-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081745-2026
  27th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.norfolk.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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