Official UK procurement notice
Bus passes for school-aged passengers
Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£265,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBus passes for school-aged passengers in West Sussex
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 23 Jun 2026, 14:52 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 14:52 BST
- Authority reference
C24540- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059033- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bb3fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Tickets are purchased with bus operators on the basis that:
-The bus service is operated by a sole provider in the relevant geography
-There is no effective or economical alternative (e.g. taxis or coaches)
-Switching supplier is not possible due to absence of equivalent competition
Review and risk notes
- Risks
None
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published23 Jun 2026, 14:52 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected23 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £265,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach CompanySMEStatutory Home to School Transport (Bus Passes)23 Jun 2026 – 22 Mar 2027 | £265,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BRIGHTON & HOVE BUS AND COACH COMPANY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender