Official UK procurement notice
Bus Replacement Services Ginn Consultants (CGC)
Authority: Rail Staff Travel Limited (Public body)
This is not a “sole source” in market terms. This paper recommends direct awards to the two incumbent suppliers, each serving distinct TOC ecosystems.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is not a “sole source” in market terms. This paper recommends direct awards to the two incumbent suppliers, each serving distinct TOC ecosystems. Alternative suppliers exist in the market; however, no alternative supplier has been identified that can currently deliver using the existing Darwin integrations and aggregator relationships without causing incompatibility and disproportionate technical and operational difficulty or requiring substantial redevelopment, due to their embedded position within each TOC and the TOCs’ bus service aggregators.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ginn Consultants30 Sept 2026 – 29 Sept 2029Options: Additional TOCs are third-parties being able to let and access the service. | £452,100 | 18 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Ginn Consultants
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Value
- £452,100
- Period
- 30 Sept 2026 – 29 Sept 2029
- Status
- active
- Options
- Additional TOCs are third-parties being able to let and access the service.
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
- Utilities
- 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
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:45 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Oct 2026, 13:48 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-103232- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775bbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This is not a “sole source” in market terms. Alternative suppliers exist in the market; however, no alternative supplier has been identified that can currently deliver using the existing Darwin integrations and aggregator relationships without causing incompatibility and disproportionate technical and operational difficulty or requiring substantial redevelopment, due to their embedded position within each TOC and the TOCs’ bus service aggregators.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published18 Sept 2026, 15:45 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published18 Sept 2026, 15:46 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Oct 2026, 13:48 GMTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ginn ConsultantsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender