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Published 16 Sept 2025, 14:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bus Service 19 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£450,000≈ £225k / year · £540,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Oct 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 21 Dec 2027 · up to 21 Dec 2028 with extensions · starts 22 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is seeking to award a bus service contract to a supplier for the following requirements:

The supply of local bus services (Burrough Green to Linton to Haverhill)

Contracts funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority to support local bus services.

From 22nd December 2025 for 24 months + 12 months.

The Authority is seeking to award a contract relating to the provision of Local Bus Services. The contract starts on Monday 22nd December 2025. The contractor must be able to provide the full service required from this start date.

The Authority reserves the right not to conclude a contract for the service for which the Tender is invited.

The Route Schedule details the requirements for these contracts, such as the route, timetable, type of vehicle, and type of ticketing equipment to be used.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£450,000
Contract period: 22 Dec 2025 – 21 Dec 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 21 Dec 2028 with extensionsValue: £450,000 exc. VAT · £540,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: From 22nd December 2025 for 24 months + 12 months
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
16 Sept 2025, 14:46 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2025, 14:46 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 Oct 2025
Authority reference
DN790653
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057002
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059b70 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Requests to participate (first stage)
10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Interested parties are invited to download and engage with the opportunity by;

(a) Going to: procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities ↗

(b) Select Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority from the organization list

(c) Searching for opportunity: Bus Service 19; Ref: DN790653

(d) Express an interest

(e) Access and download the Tender documents from the website and respond in accordance with the contained instructions.

Alternatively, you can access the direct link to the opportunity here:

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

16 Sept 2025 → 22 Dec 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Sept 2025, 14:46 BST
  2. Submission deadline386 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by368 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts313 days ago
    22 Dec 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Sept 2025, 14:46 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBXV-5726-VWGJ Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 2nd floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street, Huntingdon, East of England, PE29 3TNContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender