Official UK procurement notice
Bus Service - Route19 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057077
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£450,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- 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
- Awarded
- 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, 16:48 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2026, 16:31 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
DN790899- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057077- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059ba1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- 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
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 - Route19; Ref: DN790899
(d) Express an interest
(e) Access and download the Tender documents from the website and respond in accordance with the contained instructions.
Timeline
16 Sept 2025 → 6 Jan 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published16 Sept 2025, 16:48 BST
- Submission deadline378 days ago10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by360 days ago27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent357 days ago31 Oct 2025
- Standstill ends345 days ago11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts305 days ago22 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published289 days ago6 Jan 2026, 16:31 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2025- Tender notice published16 Sept 2025, 16:48 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published31 Oct 2025, 10:33 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete31 Oct 2025, 10:33 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Jan 2026, 16:31 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephensons of Essex Limited22 Dec 2025 – 21 Dec 2027 · up to 21 Dec 2028Extensions: From 22nd December 2025 for 24 months + 12 months | £491,832 | 30 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Bus Service - Route19 · Stephensons of Essex Limited
- Signed
- 17 Dec 2025
- Value
- £491,832
- Period
- 22 Dec 2025 – 21 Dec 2027 · up to 21 Dec 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- From 22nd December 2025 for 24 months + 12 months
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 11 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonStephensons of Essex LimitedSME · East of England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Stephensons of Essex LimitedAwarded 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender