FirstBus Recruitment Events Bus Tickets

Authority: University of East Anglia (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)

Awarded value£80,000published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 20 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to First Eastern Counties Buses Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

First Buses supplies bus tickets in the form of scratch cards and promo codes for UEA recruitment

events.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

22450000 Security-type printed matter 34980000 Transport tickets 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: 25 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
Last source update: 25 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
Authority reference: Form no. 962
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-080949
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ebcc Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
25 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £80,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
First Eastern Counties Buses Ltd	£80,000 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · First Eastern Counties Buses Ltd
Signed
20 Aug 2026
Value
£80,000 inc. VAT
Period
1 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000651 · GB-PPON: PCCY-8551-ZNDY Norwich Research Park, Norwich, East of England, NR4 7TJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FIRST EASTERN COUNTIES BUSES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00257815GB-PPON: PVQD-4975-RTRV Davey House, Norwich, East of England, NR1 3DEContact email

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 Tender25 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST