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Published 21 Oct 2025, 16:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Award of 9 De Minimis public transport subsidy contracts to Arriva

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£493,312published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to ARRIVA MIDLANDS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of 9 De Minimis public transport subsidy contracts to Arriva:

Service Number, Name and Contract Value

8 Hinckley - Lutterworth £162,085.00 p.a.

11 Coalville - Agar Nook £17,741.00 p.a.

12 Coalville - Whitwick £17,741.00 p.a.

15 Coalville - Ibstock £83,494.00 p.a.

27/28 Leicester - Ratby £49,259.00 p.a.

29/29S Leicester-Swad/Coalville - Swad £26,647.00 p.a.

84 Leicester - Lutterworth £38,940.00 p.a.

X84 Rugby - Lutterworth - Leicester £61,165.00 p.a.

153 Leicester - Market Bosworth £36,240.00 p.a.

These contracts are exempt from the Procurement Act 2023 regulations as they are awarded on a De Minimis basis as provided for under the Transport Act and Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004.

Local authorities or Passenger Transport Authorities/Executives with forecast expenditure on bus service subsidies in any one year of £600,000 or more will be able to spend up to 25% of this on de minimis contracts; within this 25% there is no limit on the expenditure in any year with any single operator.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Oct 2025, 16:36 BST
Last source update
4 Nov 2025, 15:57 GMT
Authority reference
DN795007
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070950
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d10f Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025
  1. Contract award notice published
    21 Oct 2025, 16:36 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    4 Nov 2025, 15:57 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £493,3121 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ARRIVA MIDLANDS LIMITEDAward of 9 De Minimis public transport subsidy contracts to Arriva Midlands Ltd30 Oct 2025 – 25 Aug 2026£493,31221 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Award of 9 De Minimis public transport subsidy contracts to Arriva · ARRIVA MIDLANDS LIMITED

    Signed
    4 Nov 2025
    Value
    £493,312
    Period
    5 Nov 2025 – 25 Aug 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicestershire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNHT-9235-VXDV County Hall, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8RAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ARRIVA MIDLANDS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02141078GB-PPON: PHMY-1817-RBMM 1 Admiral Way, Sunderland, North East, SR3 3XPContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender