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Published 29 Sept 2025, 09:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NCC202500213 - Local school season ticket purchases on commercial bus services to all secondary schools

Official notice

Authority: Newport City Council (Local council)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Wales (UKL21)
Awarded value£615,136published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Newport Transport Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

There are currently commercial bus services running to St Josephs, Bassaleg, LLanwern, John Frost and Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Iscoed schools which we currently purchase season tickets to and these services can also carry fare paying passengers and pupils who do not qualify for free transport. NCC are not allowed to invite competition by other operators against a current commercial bus service that is already running and there are no current registrations being registered with the Traffic Commissioner on any of these routes by any other operator.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
60100000 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Sept 2025, 09:05 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2025, 09:55 BST
Authority reference
NCC202500213
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060376
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a3ac Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

We are not allowed to invite competition by other operators against a current commercial bus service that is already running and there are no current registrations being registered with the Traffic Commissioner on any of these routes by any other operator.

Review and risk notes
Risks

N/A

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

29 Sept 2025 → 8 Oct 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published391 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 09:55 BST
  2. Standstill ends381 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    29 Sept 2025, 09:05 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    29 Sept 2025, 09:21 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    29 Sept 2025, 09:55 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £615,1361 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Newport Transport Ltd1 Nov 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2027Extensions: 1 year at NCC discretion.£615,13629 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • NCC202500213 - Local school season ticket purchases on commercial bus services to all secondary schools · Newport Transport Ltd

    Signed
    29 Sept 2025
    Value
    £615,136
    Period
    1 Nov 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1 year at NCC discretion.

    No agreed KPIs: Not required

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, NP190WFContact 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