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title: "Public Bus Services"
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# Public Bus Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/public-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04eb3b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Surrey County Council: "Public Bus Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Surrey County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/surrey-county-council-ons-e10000030)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/public-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04eb3b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04eb3b`

## 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/public-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04eb3b#tl-md)

## Description
Surrey County Council is committed to sourcing sustainable, safe, secure, and reliable local bus routes that are socially necessary, as defined by the Transport Acts 1985 and 2000. 
Since the deregulation of bus services in 1986, the responsibility for providing local bus services has primarily rested with the commercial sector. However, bus operators typically offer only commercially viable services. When services are deemed socially necessary by a Local Authority (LA) and require funding support, it becomes the LA's obligation to secure such services through a tendering process. 
Socially necessary bus routes funded by Surrey County Council serve communities across Surrey, providing essential services that enable residents to access employment, education, essential shopping, reduce social isolation, and attend routine medical appointments.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 60100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2025 to 30/11/2033

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008611-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-10T16:55:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T04:43:12.669Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04eb3b