Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Local Bus Services - Round 2 (Route 64)
Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Wales (UKL23)
Published estimate£1,050,000≈ £350k / year · £1,259,999 inc. VAT34.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Dec 2025awarded 11 Dec 2025
Awarded to R. E. Morris T/A Tanat Valley
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNotification of signed contract documentation
Provision of Local Bus Services - Round 2 (Route 64)
- No preliminary market engagement: Urgent tender requirement due to change in market requirements.
CPV: Public road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,050,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed in the tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed in the tender documentation
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 detailed in the tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed in the tender documentation
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Nov 2025, 09:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jan 2026, 15:31 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
Proc-25-23- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072629- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05de43Find 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
- cy, en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
11 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published348 days ago11 Nov 2025, 09:31 GMT
- Clarification questions by327 days ago2 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline321 days ago8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent318 days ago11 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends306 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by295 days ago2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published283 days ago14 Jan 2026, 15:31 GMT
- Contract starts207 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2025- Tender notice published11 Nov 2025, 09:31 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Dec 2025, 17:09 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Dec 2025, 17:09 GMT
- Contract details notice published14 Jan 2026, 15:31 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £686,2501 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. E. Morris T/A Tanat Valley1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2032Extensions: Annual Increments | £686,250 | 11 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Local Bus Services - Round 2 (Route 64) · R. E. Morris T/A Tanat Valley
- Signed
- 14 Jan 2026
- Value
- £686,250
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Yearly increments
No agreed KPIs: KPI's are detailed within the tender documents
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- R. E. Morris T/A Tanat ValleyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender