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# Local Bus Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/local-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05092e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wokingham Borough Council: "Local Bus Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £13,870,000. 8 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Wokingham Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wokingham-borough-council-ons-e06000041)
- **Published Value:** £13,870,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 September 2026 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 8
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public road transport services, Public-service buses
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/local-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05092e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05092e`

## 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-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05092e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/local-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05092e#participate

## Description
The Council is tendering a contract for Local Bus Services, for 21 bus services and bus links to improve access for local communities across the borough. These services are intended to connect residents to key local services where the existing local bus network does not fully meet local transport needs.
The services are organised into Lots based on either:
•	the area in which the services operate; or
•	the type of service being provided.
The tendered services represent approximately half of the registered local bus services in the borough. Many are a retender of existing supported services. However, some Lots include service enhancements, new services or amendments to existing services.
The tender includes a range of service types, including:
•	local link town services connecting residential areas with local amenities;
•	enhancements to otherwise commercial services;
•	a small number of local shopper services serving more rural areas; and
•	selected school services.

## Lots (8)
### Lot 1: Woodley / Earley: Existing Service 19a,19c
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34121100, 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Lot A - Woodley / Earley: Existing Service 19a,19c
- **Contract Period:** 04/04/2027 to 04/04/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Wokingham Town Services: Existing Services 121, 122, 123, 124, 125/A/B
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34121100, 60112000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Lot B - Wokingham Town Services: Existing Services 121, 122, 123, 124, 125/A/B
- **Contract Period:** 04/04/2027 to 04/04/2032

### Lot 3: A33 Corridor: Existing Service 600
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34121100, 60112000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Lot C - A33 Corridor: Existing Service 600
- **Contract Period:** 04/04/2027 to 04/04/2032

### Lot 4: A4 Corridor: Existing Service 127/128/129
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34121100, 60112000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Lot D - A4 Corridor: Existing Service 127/128/129
- **Contract Period:** 04/04/2027 to 04/04/2032

### Lot 5: Winnersh Triangle Park & Ride: Existing Service 500
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34121100, 60112000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Lot E - Winnersh Triangle Park and Ride: Existing Service 500
- **Contract Period:** 04/04/2027 to 04/04/2032

### Lot 6: Other Services
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34121100, 60112000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** LOT F, Service1: Lower Earley to Reading: Existing Service 19b
LOT F, Service2: Lower Earley to Wokingham: New Service
LOT F, Service3: Woodley to Wokingham: New Service
LOT F, Service 4: Wokingham to Twyford: Existing Services, 128/129
LOT F, Servic...
- **Contract Period:** 04/04/2027 to 04/04/2032

### Lot 7: Shopper Services
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34121100, 60112000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** LOT G, Service 1: Three Mile Cross to Wokingham & Winnersh: Existing Service 145
LOT G, Service 2: Upper Wargrave to Reading Town Centre: Existing Service 153
LOT G, Service3: Stratfield Saye, Beech Hill, Reading Town Centre: Existing Service 154
- **Contract Period:** 04/04/2027 to 04/04/2032

### Lot 8: School Services
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34121100, 60112000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** LOT H, Service1: (Whiteley Wood to) Lower Earley to The Forest, Emmbrook and Holt Schools: Existing Service: 202
LOT H, Service 2: Three Mile Cross, Lower Earley & Woodley to Bulmersh School: Existing Service: 983
LOT H, Service 3: Reading to Shi...
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2027 to 31/07/2032

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F071509-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-29T08:14:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:08:46.273Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05092e