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title: "Local Bus Service Contract - South Buckinghamshire area"
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# Local Bus Service Contract - South Buckinghamshire area

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/local-bus-service-contract-south-buckinghamshire-area-ocds-h6vhtk-03c355). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Buckinghamshire Council: "Local Bus Service Contract - South Buckinghamshire area". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 May 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Buckinghamshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/buckinghamshire-council-ons-e06000060)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 May 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ13
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c355`

## 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/local-bus-service-contract-south-buckinghamshire-area-ocds-h6vhtk-03c355#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplybucksbusiness.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/local-bus-service-contract-south-buckinghamshire-area-ocds-h6vhtk-03c355#participate

## Description
For the provision of a Local Bus Service under the Transport Act 1985 primarily within the
south of Buckinghamshire.
Service Number: 581, 582, 583
Route (please see attached timetable and maps in Annex 1)
Current provider: Redline Buses (part) and Carousel Buses (part) (contracted services)
Timetable requirement: Intended to be operated with TWO vehicles (one of which includes peak hour running), Monday to Saturday (see timetable for details)
Service 581: Uxbridge – Denham;
Service 582: Hedgerley – Slough - Uxbridge;
Service 583: Hedgerley – Langley
This contract will have an initial term of 2 years, with the option for two annual extensions up to a maximum of 4 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** For the provision of a Local Bus Service under the Transport Act 1985 primarily within the
south of Buckinghamshire.
Service Number: 581, 582, 583
Route (please see attached timetable and maps in Annex 1)
Current provider: Redline Buses (part) and Ca...
- **Contract Period:** 27/08/2023 to 27/08/2025
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011562-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-21T15:01:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T05:05:20.324Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c355