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# Bus Service X31

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-service-x31-ocds-h6vhtk-059b71). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority: "Bus Service X31". Published status: complete. Published Value: £675,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## 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:** £675,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 October 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £678,114 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-service-x31-ocds-h6vhtk-059b71#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059b71`

## 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-x31-ocds-h6vhtk-059b71#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FOpportunities)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-service-x31-ocds-h6vhtk-059b71#participate

## Description
The Authority is seeking to award a bus service contract to a supplier for the following requirements:
The supply of local bus services (Ramsey to Peterborough)
Contracts funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority to support local bus services.
From 1st January 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 Thursday 1st January 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000

- **Estimated Value:** £675,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Bus Service X31 (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Ron W Dew & Son Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-129990`
  - Value: £678,114 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 30/10/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Bus Service X31 (active)
  - Signed Value: £678,114
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F057003-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-06T14:53:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T08:29:01.138Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059b71