Official UK procurement notice
Contract for the Provision of Local Bus Services (PT 26-28) Lots 1 – 2
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSwansea Council are seeking Local Bus Services for Lots 1 & 2 which make up routes found within the Specification of Service documents. Swansea Council will be using the eTenderWales portal and the tender documents can be found under itt_125523 - Contract for the Provision of Local Bus Services (PT 26-28) Lots 1 – 2
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jun 2029, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: Limited local market
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£463,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Service 26 & 142RenewalPublished value£231,500
Provision of Service 26 & 142
- Economic & financial standing
See Tender Documents
- Technical & professional ability
See Tender Documents
Lot #2Service 53 & 54RenewalPublished value£231,500
Description: Service 53 & 54
- Economic & financial standing
See Tender Documents
- Technical & professional ability
See Tender Documents
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Method Statements: 20%
- Pricing Schedule: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Method Statements
- Pricing Schedule
- Economic & financial standing
See Tender Documents
- Technical & professional ability
See Tender Documents
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jun 2029
- First published
- 24 Jun 2026, 12:47 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2026, 12:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
CCS/26/013- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059391- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bc19Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
See Tender Documents
- Risks
See Tender Documents
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Register your company on the eTenderWales portal (this is only required once):
— Navigate to the portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
— Click the “Suppliers register here” link.
— Enter your correct business and user details.
— Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete.
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
— Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”.
- Express an interest in the project:
— Login to the portal with your username/password.
— Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link (these are the ITTs open to any registered supplier).
— Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
— Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
— This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only).
— Click on the ITT code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.
- Responding to the invitation to tender:
— You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting).
— You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
If you require any further assistance use the online help. Alternatively, the Bravo Solution helpdesk can be contacted (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00) on:
— E-mail: [email protected]
— Phone: +44 8003684850
Timeline
24 Jun 2026 → 7 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published125 days ago24 Jun 2026, 12:47 BST
- Clarification questions by96 days ago23 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline89 days ago30 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by62 days ago25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts50 days ago7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published24 Jun 2026, 12:47 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender