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Published 23 May 2025, 12:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Public Bus DPS · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Surrey County Council

Dynamic marketServicesBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Jul 2025from the planned procurement notice
Market period 5 yrsends 31 Jan 2031 · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SCC is lead authority

CPV: Public road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2031 (5 yrs)
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
60112000 Public road transport services

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Public Bus DPS” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 12:49 BST
Last source update
23 May 2025, 12:49 BST
Authority reference
C13460
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026257
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Public road transport services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052251 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Admission period ends
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 12:49 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts266 days ago
    1 Feb 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 12:49 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

West Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXJW-5627-QRQR County Hall, Chichester, South East, PO19 1RGContact email

Other public bodies

  • Surrey County CouncilProcuring entityManaging the procurement of the replacement to the existing DPS on behalf of multiple local authoritiesGB-PPON: PWRH-8974-TNBV Reigate, South EastContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender