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Published 16 Jul 2025, 14:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Award of De Minimis Bus Subsidy Contracts 2025 2026

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

Direct award

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)

Awarded value£392,2093 awards · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Centrebus Limited +2 more6 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NOTE: This notice replaces notice identifier reference 2025/S 000-043527

Award of a number of subsidy contracts. 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

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands

60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)60100000 Road transport services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
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: 16 Jul 2025, 14:32 BST
Last source update: 30 Jul 2025, 10:45 BST
Authority reference: DN782811
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-044140
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05605f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: Award of a number of De Minimis transport subsidy contracts to support existing transport infrastructure in Leicestershire.
Awarded to transport providers who are already delivering services registered with the Transport Commissioner. Each service is registered to a single supplier therefore there is
no open competition available.
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.

Review and risk notes

Risks: Force majeure events, fuel shortages, staff shortages, service provider insolvency, legal, licencing and regulatory changes, strikes/union action, IT system failures, data breaches/hacking events, vandalism, disputes with sub-contractors.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

25 Jul 2025 → 30 Jul 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published
30 Jul 2025, 10:45 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2025

Transparency notice published
16 Jul 2025, 14:32 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
16 Jul 2025, 15:21 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
16 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract signature expected
26 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
28 Jul 2025, 14:46 BST
UK7
Contract details notice published
30 Jul 2025, 10:45 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-07: 1 release · 16 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 6

Awarded value £392,2093 awards exc. VAT · 3 repeated publications of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 6latest 25 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Centrebus LimitedDe Minimis subsidy for service 154 (M-F and Sun). Contract numbers 0632 - 0643 (Mon - Fri) and 0644-0646 (Sun)26 Jul 2025 – 16 Mar 2026Options: Addition/amendment of route to ensure service user needs are met.	£331,024	16 Jul 2025	Awarded
Central Connect Transport LtdDe Minimis subsidy for service 93. Contract number 0624-063117 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026Options: Addition/amendment to route to ensure service user needs are met.	£30,000	16 Jul 2025	Awarded
Kinchbus LtdSMEDe Minimis subsidy for service 2. Contract number 0648-0649.17 Jul 2025 – 16 Mar 2026Options: Addition/amendment to route to ensure service user needs are met.	£31,185	16 Jul 2025	Awarded
Centrebus Limited	£331,024 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Central Connect Transport Ltd	£30,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Kinchbus LtdSME	£31,185 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

De Minimis subsidy for service 154 (M-F and Sun). Contract numbers 0632 - 0643 (Mon - Fri) and 0644-0646 (Sun) · Centrebus Limited
Signed
25 Jul 2025
Value
£331,024
Period
26 Jul 2025 – 16 Mar 2026
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Contract value below £5m.
De Minimis subsidy for service 154 (M-F and Sun). Contract numbers 0632 - 0643 (Mon - Fri) and 0644-0646 (Sun) · Centrebus Limited
Signed
25 Jul 2025
Value
£331,024
Period
26 Jul 2025 – 16 Mar 2026
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Contract value less than £5m.
De Minimis subsidy for service 93. Contract number 0624-0631 · Central Connect Transport Ltd
Signed
16 Jul 2025
Value
£30,000
Period
17 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active
De Minimis subsidy for service 2. Contract number 0648-0649. · Kinchbus LtdSME
Signed
16 Jul 2025
Value
£31,185
Period
17 Jul 2025 – 16 Mar 2026
Status
active
De Minimis subsidy for service 93. Contract number 0624-0631 · Central Connect Transport Ltd
Signed
16 Jul 2025
Value
£30,000
Period
17 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active
De Minimis subsidy for service 2. Contract number 0648-0649. · Kinchbus LtdSME
Signed
16 Jul 2025
Value
£31,185
Period
17 Jul 2025 – 16 Mar 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

5 commercial parties on the notice

CENTRAL CONNECT TRANSPORT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09964786GB-PPON: PWXQ-9484-GMPT 29 Arboretum Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG1 4JAContact email
CENTREBUS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03872099GB-PPON: PMCQ-6846-ZRCY 43 Wenlock Way, Leicester, East Midlands, LE4 9HUContact email
Central Connect Transport LtdAwarded supplier 29 Arboretum Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG1 4JAContact email
Kinchbus LimitedAwarded supplier Mansfield Road, Heanor, East Midlands, DE75 7BGContact email
Kinchbus LtdAwarded supplier Mansfield Road, Heanor, East Midlands, DE75 7BGContact email

Official documents & specifications (12)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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