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title: "Ceredigion - Public Bus Routes September 2023"
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# Ceredigion - Public Bus Routes September 2023

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ceredigion-public-bus-routes-september-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-03bea6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council: "Ceredigion - Public Bus Routes September 2023". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 May 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cyngor-sir-ceredigion-county-council-GB-FTS-144122)
- **Published Value:** £4,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 May 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public road transport services, Public-service buses, Road transport services, Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UKL1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,744,352 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03bea6`

## 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/ceredigion-public-bus-routes-september-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-03bea6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.shtml)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ceredigion-public-bus-routes-september-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-03bea6#participate

## Description
The 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34121100, 60000000, 60100000, 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** The 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...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 027987-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Evans Coaches Tregaron Ltd, MID WALES TRAVEL**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-146967`, `GB-FTS-178606`
  - Value: £4,744,352 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 027987-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,744,352
  - Signed Date: 29/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027987-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-26T14:23:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:31:19.386Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03bea6