Official UK procurement notice
Diamond 4 De Minimis Contract
Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDiamond 4 De Minimis Contract Ashby- Burton. 50-50 funding split between Leicestershire County council and EMCCA
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Aug 2026, 15:01 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2026, 12:23 BST
- Authority reference
DN826188- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080297- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e4cfFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
This contract is exempt from the Procurement Act 2023 regulations as they are awarded on a De Minimis basis as provided for under the Transport Act and Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004. Local authorities or Passenger Transport Authorities/Executives with forecast expenditure on bus service subsidies in any one year of £600,000 or more will be able to spend up to 25% of this on de minimis contracts; within this 25% there is no limit on the expenditure in any year with any single operator.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published14 Aug 2026, 15:01 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published24 Aug 2026, 12:23 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIAMOND BUS (EAST MIDLANDS) LTD4 Sept 2026 – 19 Aug 2027 | £230,000 inc. VAT | 17 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- DIAMOND BUS (EAST MIDLANDS) LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender