Award of De Minimis Public Bus Transport Contract

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

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

Awarded value£59,970published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Centrebus Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Direct award of contract for the provision of a public bus service under the 'De Minimis' subsidy rules.

The 1985 Transport Act (as amended by the 2000 Transport Act) introduced the provisions which govern the duties of local passenger transport authorities to secure local bus services where these would not otherwise be met. In the majority of cases these services have to be secured through competitive tender.

The Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) Regulations provided local authorities with the scope to let any individual bus subsidy contract in any one year up to a certain maximum value without the need to competitively tender (the de minimis limits).

The Council has awarded the contract for the delivery of Route 19 Melton Mowbray to Nottingham to Centrebus Ltd under this De Minimis exemption.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands

60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

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: 28 May 2025, 15:46 BST
Last source update: 28 May 2025, 15:46 BST
Authority reference: DN771137
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-028203
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052833 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
28 May 2025, 15:46 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £59,9701 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Centrebus Limited	£59,970 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Centrebus Limited
Signed
31 Mar 2025
Value
£59,970
Period
1 Apr 2025 – 31 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

1 commercial party on the notice

CENTREBUS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03872099GB-PPON: PMCQ-6846-ZRCY 43 Wenlock Way, Leicester, East Midlands, LE4 9HUContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender28 May 2025, 15:46 BST