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North Somerset Supported Bus Services Batch 2 (Lot 3)

Authority: North Somerset Council

Open procedure
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport) (60000000)
Published contract value£1,434,645Exc. VAT
Contract ends 28 Aug 2027
Contract starts 30 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The council required a bus operator to operate each of the following supported bus service contracts in North Somerset from 30 August 2026:

  • Bus Service 7 (ref: NSC-0795-26) - Worle to Locking Parklands (early mornings, evenings and daytime extension to Locking Parklands) - awarded to First West of England (annual contract value: £431,017)
  • Bus Service U2 (ref: NSC-0796-26) - Langford Veterinary College to Weston-super-Mare (Monday to Saturday) - awarded to First West of England (annual contract value: £353,999)
  • Bus Service X4 (ref: NSC-0797-26) - Bristol to Portishead (Monday to Sunday early mornings and evenings) - awarded to First West of England (annual contract value: £329,028)
  • Bus Service X6 (ref: NSC-0798-26) - Bristol to Clevedon (Monday to Saturday early mornings and evenings, plus Sunday and Public Holidays) - awarded to First West of England (annual contract value: £251,601)
  • Bus Service X14 (ref: NSC-0799-26) - Bristol to Weston-super-Mare (Friday and Saturday late nights) - awarded to First West of England (annual contract value: £69,000)

Published procurement details

Procedure
Open procedure
Buyer reference
NSOMS001-DN816879-15976542
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Open
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
South West, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    10 Aug 2026
  2. Notice published
    10 Aug 2026
  3. Contract starts
    30 Aug 2026
  4. Contract ends
    28 Aug 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suppliers named on the notice

  • First West of England LimitedSupplier Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large

Official documents & specifications (1)

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Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-8cf9676e-8745-418d-b31e-eb7ea0f987c7-2026-08-10T14:50:38+01:00
Published
10 Aug 2026
Latest update
10 Aug 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-8cf9676e-8745-418d-b31e-eb7ea0f987c7
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-8cf9676e-8745-418d-b31e-eb7ea0f987c7-1