Official UK procurement notice
Ceredigion - Public Bus Routes September 2023
Authority: Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of public service bus routes.
8 routes are being tendered.
Provision of the public bus routes contracts which are due to expire on 31 August 2023, and 31 December 2023 (408).
Contracts to commence on 1 September 2023 (1 January 2024 for the 408) with option of terms until 31 August 2025 with a possible extension period of 1 + 1 year (2+1+1) or until 31 August 2028 with a possible extension period of 1 + 1 year (5+1+1).
There are multiple options available and bidders are required to consider the information provided in the attachments area carefully.
The routes being tendered are:
408
525
526
585
588
710
720
T21
CPV: Public road transport services · Public-service buses · Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,000,000
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).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Apr 2023, 10:29 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2026, 14:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 15 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
itt_102268- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027987- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bea6Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Please note a route was also awarded to Richard Bros however they are not registered on Sell2Wales currently. The routes awarded to each company are: Evans Coaches - 588, T21 and 585 Mid Wales Travel - 526 Richard Bros - 408 (WA Ref:150660)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bids opened
- 15 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
15 May 2023 → 26 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline15 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened15 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published210 days ago26 Mar 2026, 14:23 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete26 Mar 2026, 14:23 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans Coaches Tregaron LtdSME, MID WALES TRAVELSMEjoint award | £4,744,352 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027987-2026-1 · Evans Coaches Tregaron LtdSME, MID WALES TRAVELSME
- Signed
- 30 Jul 2023
- Value
- £4,744,352
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Evans Coaches Tregaron LtdAwarded supplier
- MID WALES TRAVELAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.