Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 26 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Award of RE TENDER: Ceredigion - Public Minibus Saturday Service / Dyfarnu AIL-DENDR: Ceredigion - Gwasanaeth Bws Mini Cyhoeddus Dydd Sadwrn

Official notice

Authority: Ceredigion County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Wales (UKL14)

Budget not disclosed£1≈ £1 / year · £1 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 23 Mar 2026awarded 22 May 2026

Awarded to LEWIS TAXIS CYF

Contract term 1 yr 2 moends 31 Aug 2027 · up to 1 Sept 2028 with extensions · starts 20 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ceredigion County Council is awarding a contract for the introduction of a Saturday service on an existing bus route that currently operates Monday to Friday.

This requirement followed an unsuccessful attempt to secure a Saturday service during the previous tender process.

Contracts to commence on 25th of July 2026 until 31 August 2027 with an option to extend for a period of one year.

The contract has an annual value of £26,000, with a total potential value, including extensions, of £56,500.

Mae Cyngor Sir Ceredigion yn dyfarnu contract ar gyfer cyflwyno gwasanaeth dydd Sadwrn ar lwybr bws presennol sy’n gweithredu o ddydd Llun i ddydd Gwener.

Dilynodd y gofyniad hwn ymgais aflwyddiannus i sicrhau gwasanaeth dydd Sadwrn yn ystod y broses dendro flaenorol.

Bydd y contract yn cychwyn ar 25 Gorffennaf 2026 hyd at 31 Awst 2027, gyda’r opsiwn i’w ymestyn am gyfnod o un flwyddyn.

Mae gan y contract werth blynyddol o £26,000, gyda chyfanswm gwerth posibl, gan gynnwys estyniadau, sef £56,500.

CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr 2 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1

Contract period: 20 Jun 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 (1 yr 2 mo) · up to 1 Sept 2028 with extensionsValue: £1 exc. VAT · £1 inc. VAT

Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Contracts to commence on 20th of June 2026 until 31st August 2027 with an option to extend for a period of one year.

60112000 Public road transport services 60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services 60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Price: 100%

Published sub-criteria (1)

Commercial: 100%

Published award criteria (1)

Commercial

What this means for your bid

Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 26 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMT
Last source update: 22 May 2026, 14:56 BST
Authority reference: itt_123481
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-017257
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driverPublic road transport servicesSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065ce6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer

Submission deadline: 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗

Timeline

26 Feb 2026 → 20 Jun 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published240 days ago
26 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMT
Clarification questions by222 days ago
16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline215 days ago
23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Latest notice published155 days ago
22 May 2026, 14:56 BST
Contract starts127 days ago
20 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Feb 2026

Tender notice published
26 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
22 May 2026, 14:56 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
22 May 2026, 14:56 BST
Contract signature expected
20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £56,5001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
LEWIS TAXIS CYFAward of RE TENDER : Ceredigion - Public Minibus - Saturday Service25 Jul 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: 25th of July to 31st of August 2027 with an option to extend for 12 months	£56,500	22 May 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PRYH-5713-PHLR Neuadd y Cyngor, Aberystwyth, Wales, SY23 3UEContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Lewis Taxis CyfAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLXX-2474-HMWT Bryneithin Yard, Llanrhystud, Dyfed, Wales, SY23 5DNContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender22 May 2026, 14:56 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender26 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMT