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title: "North and South Bus Service"
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# North and South Bus Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-and-south-bus-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec58). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Southend-on-Sea City Council: "North and South Bus Service". Published status: complete. Concession Value: £900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Southend-on-Sea City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-on-sea-city-council-ons-e06000033)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** £900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 June 2025 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public-service buses, Road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH31
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £2,049,226 (exc. VAT, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-and-south-bus-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec58#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ec58`

## 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/north-and-south-bus-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec58#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-and-south-bus-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec58#participate

## Description
The majority of route is within the administrative boundary of Southend-on-Sea City Council with a short section within the administrative boundary of Essex County Council and within London Southend Airport.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34121100, 60100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £900,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/07/2025 to 30/08/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 2 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186840`
  - Value: £280,000
  - Date: 11/11/2025

- **Award:** North / South Bus Service (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **STEPHENSONS OF ESSEX LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-129601`
  - Value: £1,769,226
  - Date: 22/06/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** North / South Bus Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,769,226
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018212-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-13T16:37:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T10:18:04.614Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04ec58