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# Bus Service 46A

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-service-46a-ocds-h6vhtk-060623). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority: "Bus Service 46A". Published status: complete. Published Value: £0. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridgeshire-and-peterborough-combined-authority-ons-e47000008)
- **Published Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public road transport services, Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £35,100 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-service-46a-ocds-h6vhtk-060623#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060623`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-service-46a-ocds-h6vhtk-060623#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fcambridgeshirepeterborough-ca)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-service-46a-ocds-h6vhtk-060623#participate

## Description
The Authority is seeking to award a bus contract to a supplier for the following requirements: 
The supply of local bus services (Linton to Newmarket). 
Contract funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority to support local bus services. 
From 1st June 2026 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 1st June 2026.  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. 
Any extra requirements relating to the contracts that are not covered in the ITT document or in the Conditions of Contract will be displayed in the Route Schedule under ‘Special Conditions’. 
Potential providers are encouraged to consider how the contracts they are tendering for can be integrated with the commercial bus network, where applicable.  
The initial Contract will be for a period of 24 months and will include an option for the Contract to be extended by a further 12 months for a maximum duration of 36 months.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000, 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Bus Service 46A (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Star Cabs Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-132184`
  - Value: £35,100 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 20/03/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Bus Service 46A (active)
  - Signed Value: £35,100
  - Signed Date: 03/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003278-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-22T17:25:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T05:37:45.072Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060623