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# Provision of Rural Public Transport Services 2025-2030

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-rural-public-transport-services-2025-2030-ocds-h6vhtk-04ccb5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bedford Borough Council: "Provision of Rural Public Transport Services 2025-2030". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,350,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bedford Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedford-borough-council-ons-e06000055)
- **Published Value:** £4,350,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 January 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public road transport services, Road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH24
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,875,103 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ccb5`

## 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/provision-of-rural-public-transport-services-2025-2030-ocds-h6vhtk-04ccb5#tl-md)

## Description
Bedford Borough Council wishes to commission the services of a bus transport provider to operate certain routes serving rural locations within the Borough of Bedford and Bedford town centre.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Bedford Borough Council has commissioned the services of Cambus Ltd to operate certain routes serving rural locations within the Borough of Bedford and Bedford town centre.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2025 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Rural Public Transport Services 2025-30 (active)
  - Award id: `005543-2025-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cambus Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:01822941`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Rural Public Transport Services 2025-30 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,875,103
  - Signed Date: 18/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005543-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-18T11:23:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T07:53:02.982Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04ccb5