Official UK procurement notice
Stagecoach Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)·On behalf of: Devon County Council
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: South West (UKK43)
Awarded value£312,022published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Stagecoach (Devon) Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is for the Line 4 University subsidised Stagecoach service operating around the University, Intercampus Travel, Subsidised tickets, and travel from St David's Station to campus.
This agreement is set up on a rolling basis and is reviewed annually. This notice is to cover 2-years.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Aug 2026, 09:54 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073484- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06da9fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
DCC ran the original procurement and are contracted with Stagecoach, which is the reason we are subsidising the existing Stagecoach route rather than running a separate procurement.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published4 Aug 2026, 09:54 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published4 Aug 2026, 10:00 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £312,0221 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stagecoach (Devon) Ltd30 Aug 2026 – 29 Aug 2027 · up to 29 Aug 2028Extensions: This agreement is set up on a rolling basis and is reviewed annually. This notice is to cover 2-years. | £312,022 | 4 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Devon County CouncilProcuring entityDCC ran the original procurement to contract with Stagecoach, which is why we are subsidising the existing service instead of running a separate procurement.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- STAGECOACH DEVON LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender