Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Local Bus Services - Round 3 (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. VAT8.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Mar 2026awarded 26 Mar 2026
Awarded to ARRIVA NORTHWEST AND WALES
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 3 (Route 34)ITT: itt_122331
- No preliminary market engagement: Re-advertisement due to UK 4 notice failing to publish on Sell2 in January 2026.
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,050,000
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)
- Proc-25-23 – Round 3 (Route 34); itt_122331: 30%
- Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Proc-25-23 – Round 3 (Route 34); itt_122331: exact amount
- Price: exact amount
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Mar 2026, 12:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 May 2026, 15:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
Proc-25-23- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028503- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067678Find 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
- 29 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
this is being advertised on sell2wales for transparency purposes.
the notice had not published successfully on sell2wales
Timeline
26 Mar 2026 → 13 May 2026 · 8 dates- Assessment summaries sent213 days ago26 Mar 2026
- Tender notice published211 days ago27 Mar 2026, 12:46 GMT
- Clarification questions by210 days ago28 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline209 days ago29 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts207 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by206 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends197 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published164 days ago13 May 2026, 15:47 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Tender notice published27 Mar 2026, 12:46 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Mar 2026, 11:20 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Mar 2026, 11:20 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 May 2026, 15:47 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £960,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 12 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARRIVA NORTHWEST AND WALES30 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2032Extensions: In yearly increments | £960,000 | 26 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Local Bus Services - Round 3 (Route 34) · ARRIVA NORTHWEST AND WALES
- Signed
- 12 May 2026
- Value
- £960,000
- Period
- 31 May 2026 – 30 May 2028 · up to 30 May 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 12 monthly increments for a maximum of 3 years.
No agreed KPIs: In line with financial regulations
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ARRIVA NORTHWEST AND WALESAwarded 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