Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Local Bus Services - Round 2 (Route 34)
Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Wales (UKL23)
Published estimate£1,050,000≈ £350k / year · £1,260,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Dec 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Local Bus Services - Round 2 (Route 34)
Proc-25-23
- No preliminary market engagement: Urgent service requirement identified
CPV: Road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,050,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documents.
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
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 30%
- Commercial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Commercial
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documents.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Nov 2025, 11:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2025, 11:45 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
Proc-25-23- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072728- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05de88Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
- Submission deadline
- 8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
11 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published348 days ago11 Nov 2025, 11:45 GMT
- Clarification questions by327 days ago2 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline321 days ago8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by295 days ago2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts207 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published11 Nov 2025, 11:45 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender