Public road transport services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 60110000Services · classin Transport & Passenger Services

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Local authorities 49% (404 notices)
  • Other public bodies 25% (209 notices)
  • Education & universities 3% (21 notices)
  • Central government 2% (14 notices)
  • NHS & health 1% (11 notices)
  • Not classified 21% (172 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Transport for LondonOther public bodies146831
London Bus Services Limitednot classified80800
Transport Scotlandnot classified4600
West Yorkshire Combined AuthorityLocal authorities4252
Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County CouncilLocal authorities1780
Angus CouncilLocal authorities1470
Cyngor GwyneddOther public bodies1100
Hartlepool Development CorporationOther public bodies1170
Transport for Greater ManchesterOther public bodies1021
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CouncilLocal authorities1030

197 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 799 of 832 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Greater London238 · 30%11%100%
Scotland150 · 19%367%99%
Wales (Cymru)98 · 12%262%100%
Yorkshire and the Humber91 · 11%387%97%
South West England54 · 7%250%83%
South East England53 · 7%329%79%
North West England47 · 6%322%87%
East of England40 · 5%315%76%
North East England36 · 5%454%79%
East Midlands25 · 3%
West Midlands23 · 3%
Northern Ireland11 · 1%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 88% (730 notices)
  • Framework 6% (48 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 6% (54 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 41% (339 notices)
  • Selective 39% (328 notices)
  • Route not published 12% (97 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 8% (67 notices)
  • Direct award 0% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 86% (100 notices)
  • Below threshold 14% (16 notices)
Typical tender window30 daysrobust · n=174median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (484) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=670
  • 1 bid 30% (203)
  • 2–3 42% (282)
  • 4–6 23% (151)
  • 7 or more 5% (34)
Contract value, net
p25 £144,139median £506,000p75 £3,510,180
interquartile range of 725 awards · p90 £7,318,209
Typical bids per lot2robust · n=335middle half 1–4
Competed98%robust · n=484open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs68%robust · n=1,523of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs36%robust · n=658single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally92%robust · n=733winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimate13% above the estimaterobust · n=12718 below · 71 above
Abandoned2%robust · n=484cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot17robust · n=3365 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 3,044 awards to 617 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 16% of contract awards in the last 36 months

SupplierProceduresAwardsLast 12 monthsBuyers
London Central2525172
London United2323222
Metroline2225173
Stagecoach East London212182
Transport UK London2121172
London General1818142
Stagecoach Selkent1818102
Arriva London North1717122

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 265 of 832 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract64 notices · 24% · 5 open
Sell2Wales56 notices · 21% · 2 open
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management49 notices · 18% · 4 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)40 notices · 15% · 3 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution13 notices · 5%
Delta eSourcing6 notices · 2% · 1 open

Open tenders in public road transport services

19 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Local Bus Services8 lotsWokingham Borough Council28 Sept 20268d£13,870,000
School and Special Transport Open FrameworkFramework6 lotsBedford Borough Council5 Oct 202615d£48,000,000 ceiling
AccessBus Service Contract5 lotsWest Yorkshire Combined Authority7 Oct 202617d£14,400,000
Supply, Delivery, Installation, Removal and Re-siting of Bus SheltersFrameworkFalkirk Council16 Oct 202626d£1,250,000 ceiling
Extension to DPS for Passenger Transport Services ( Excluding Local Bus Services) in the Vale of GlamorgaDPSVale of Glamorgan Council31 Mar 2028558d£1,250,000 ceiling
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger TransportDPSKirklees Council31 May 2028619d£30,000,000 ceiling
Passenger Transport ServicesDPS5 lotsNewport City Council31 Jul 2028680d£80,000,000 ceiling
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) – Home to School/College Transport ServicesDPSBorough Council of Calderdale31 Jul 2028680d£2,500,000 ceiling
Large Vehicle Passenger Transport Services (BB4) DPSDPSLeicestershire County Council20 Feb 2029884d£40,000,000 ceiling
Extension of existing Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Passenger Transport ServicesDPS6 lotsLondon Borough of Enfield23 Feb 2029887d£60,000,000 ceiling
Extension of Existing Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport ServicesDPS5 lotsSwindon Borough Council23 Feb 2029887d
Non Franchised Bus and DRT ServicesDPS4 lotsTransport for Greater Manchester1 Jan 20311564d£15,000,000 ceiling
Dynamic Procurement System for Local Bus and Education Bus Services 2022- 2032DPSFalkirk Council1 Jun 20322081d£80,000,000 ceiling
West Yorkshire Bus Franchising Dynamic MarketDPS2 lotsWest Yorkshire Combined Authority18 Aug 20322158d
Passenger Transport DPS 2024 - 2034DPS3 lotsCheshire west and Chester Borough Council31 Jan 20342690d£350,000,000 ceiling
DPS Transport for Education, Social care and other transport requirements (East Lothian Council)DPS4 lotsEast Lothian Council20 Apr 20342769d£43,717,860 ceiling
DFTO Ground TransportationDPS2 lotsDFT OPERATOR LIMITED31 May 20342810d
Call for Competition publication - Bus NetworkTransport for Londonnot published
Greater Manchester Bus FranchisingGreater Manchester Combined Authoritynot published

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 6011. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 6011. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.