Official UK procurement notice
Local Bus Services (PT 24-29)
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Wales (UKL18)
Published estimate£20,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Jan 2024awarded 4 Mar 2024
Awarded to First Cymru Buses Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLocal Bus Services
CPV: Public road transport services · Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Local Bus Services contractsAwardedRenewal
Local Bus Services contracts
4 year contracts with an option to extend for up to an additional 12 months.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Nov 2023, 15:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2025, 14:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CCS-23-275- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067879- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041d68Find a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:157342)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
- Submission deadline
- 3 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Jan 2024, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
3 Jan 2024 → 23 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline3 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened3 Jan 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published366 days ago23 Oct 2025, 14:57 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 Oct 2025, 14:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £01 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Mar 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Cymru Buses Limited | £0 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 067879-2025-CCS/23/275-1 · First Cymru Buses Limited
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2024
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- First Cymru Buses LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria