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Published 4 Sept 2025, 13:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Award of De Minimis Contract - Kinchbus Service 3 Loughborough Town

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)
Awarded value£125,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Kinchbus Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract exempt from the Procurement Act 2023 regulations as e

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
60112000 Public road transport services

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
4 Sept 2025, 13:55 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2025, 09:13 BST
Authority reference
DN784195
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057161
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059423 Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 13:55 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 16:39 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 09:13 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £125,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Kinchbus LtdSME20 Sept 2025 – 12 Jul 2026£125,0004 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Award of De Minimis Contract - Kinchbus Service 3 Loughborough Town · Kinchbus LtdSME

    Signed
    17 Sept 2025
    Value
    £125,000
    Period
    20 Sept 2025 – 12 Jul 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
  • Kinchbus LtdAwarded supplier Mansfield Road, Heanor, East Midlands, DE75 7BGContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

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
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender