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Published 20 Mar 2025, 08:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Local Bus Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Newport City Council (Local council)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Wales (UKL21)
Awarded value£850,061published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Mar 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Newport Transport Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Local Bus Services provided by Newport Transport that run in the Newport and surrounding area and these are socially necessary journeys to support passengers to and from home for work health leisure and other activities.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
60112000 Public road transport services

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Mar 2025, 08:32 GMT
Last source update
15 Apr 2025, 13:41 BST
Authority reference
NCC202402329 - NCC202402341
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015243
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef6c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

There are no other bus services that run in this area and these are socially necessary journeys to support passengers to and from home for work health leisure and other activities.

Review and risk notes
Risks

N/A

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 Apr 2025 → 15 Apr 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    3 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    15 Apr 2025, 13:41 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    20 Mar 2025, 08:32 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    25 Mar 2025, 08:58 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    4 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    15 Apr 2025, 13:41 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £850,0611 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Newport Transport Ltd7 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026£850,06124 Mar 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Local Bus Service · Newport Transport Ltd

    Signed
    4 Apr 2025
    Value
    £850,061
    Period
    7 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    12 months at NCC discretion.

    No agreed KPIs: Not required on this type of contract.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newport City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PWLP-4583-NQGG Civic Centre, Newport, Wales, NP20 4URContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Newport TransportAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHWM-4931-MDYD 160 Corporation Road, Newport, Wales, NP19 0WFContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender