CBC-2037-W-26144-EM De minimis enhancement to bus service 75

Official notice

Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£146,480published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Grant Palmer Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

De minimis enhancement to bus service 75 - Funding specifically to support extension of bus service 75 to provide links between Biggleswade, Sandy, Potton & Cambridge, journeys to operate as route X75.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

60112000 Public road transport services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
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: 9 Jun 2026, 10:16 BST
Last source update: 9 Jun 2026, 10:16 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-054107
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b082 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
9 Jun 2026, 10:16 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £146,4801 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Grant Palmer LimitedSME	£146,480 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Grant Palmer LimitedSME
Signed
27 Mar 2026
Value
£146,480
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVNH-1137-QJBX Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, East of England, SG17 5TQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Grant Palmer LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07183222 Dunstable, Flitwick, East of England, LU6 1BDContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender9 Jun 2026, 10:16 BST