Official UK procurement notice
1 , 2 and 20 Europarc Bus Service and the 5M Bus Service.
Authority: NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth East Lincolnshire Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified operators of public bus services to award a contract for the Europarc 1, 2 and 20 bus service, which runs between Cleethorpes, Grimsby and Europarc Business Park and the 5m bus service and the 5M service which runs from Immingham to Stallingborough.
Europarc is located on the western edge of the Grimsby urban area approximately 4km from Grimsby Town Centre. It was created in 1997 as a major high quality business park of regional significance. It has developed incrementally and successfully since that time. However, due to its out of town location, residents without private transport are reliant on the current bus service to access employment at the location.
The 5M bus service currently operates from Immingham County Hotel, to CATCH and Millennium Organic Chemicals and allows local people to access work, training and education
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Apr 2029, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: Following the submission of tenders, the local authority will review each providers tender submission including the options submitted by each provider. An assessment will be made which options fit within the available budget envelope. At this stage providers will be informed which options will be subject to the full tender evaluation.
CPV: Public road transport services · Public-service buses
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,861,181
- Economic & financial standing
As outlined in the tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
Vehicle/Driver licensed for PSV/PCV operation
Service must be registered with the Traffic Commissioner as a locally registered bus service
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (10)
- Service Implementation Plan: 7%
- Service Continuety/Disaster Recovery: 7%
- Vehicle Requirement: 4%
- Ticketing Requirements: 3%
- Hygiene: 3%
- Customer Services: 4%
- Marketing: 3%
- Contract Management: 4%
- Price: 60%
- Social Value and Carbon Footprint: 5%
Published award criteria (10)
- Service Implementation Plan: Tenderers must score a minimum raw score of 3. Failure to do so will deem your tender non-compliant.
- Service Continuety/Disaster Recovery: Tenderers must score a minimum raw score of 3. Failure to do so will deem your tender non-compliant.
- Vehicle Requirement
- Ticketing Requirements
- Hygiene
- Customer Services
- Marketing
- Contract Management
- Social Value and Carbon Footprint
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
As outlined in the tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
Vehicle/Driver licensed for PSV/PCV operation
Service must be registered with the Traffic Commissioner as a locally registered bus service
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 30 Apr 2029
- First published
- 22 Oct 2025, 11:35 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 10:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
100109821- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045487- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d16bFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payments will be made within 30 days with undisputed invoices.
- How it runs
Following the submission of tenders, the local authority will review each providers tender submission including the options submitted by each provider. An assessment will be made which options fit within the available budget envelope. At this stage providers will be informed which options will be subject to the full tender evaluation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 Oct 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published367 days ago22 Oct 2025, 11:35 BST
- Market engagement339 days ago19 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
All PME information can be found on the council's e-tendering portal YORtender uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp ↗
All clarifications and submissions are to be submitted via YORtender.
- Next notice expected285 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published159 days ago18 May 2026, 16:33 BST
- Clarification questions by131 days ago15 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline128 days ago18 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by86 days ago30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts24 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published23 days ago1 Oct 2026, 10:34 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Oct 2025, 11:35 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published18 May 2026, 16:33 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,861,18118 May 2026, 16:33 BST
- Status changed to active18 May 2026, 16:33 BST
- Procurement method changed18 May 2026, 16:33 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST18 May 2026, 16:33 BST
- Procurement termination notice published1 Oct 2026, 10:34 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete1 Oct 2026, 10:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 23 Sept 2026 | CancelledThe contracting authority has decided not to proceed with the award of this contract due to a change of direction in organisational priorities. This decision follows an internal review of strategic objectives and is made in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and Section A paragraph 24.1 of the Authority's tender documents. The procurement process is therefore concluded without award. It is anticipated that a new procurement exercise will commence late October 2026. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender