Transport services contracts expiring in East of England: 71 worth £34m
Public sector transport services contracts held by buyers in East of England that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
Contracts tracked
71
Combined value
£34m
Window open now
1
of the top 40
Source
Find a Tender
OGL v3.0
Expiring next
- Service 7 - Filby to Norwich off peak journeys Monday to FridayNorfolk County CouncilEnds 13 Mar 2027, £99k
What this market looks like
71 transport services contracts in East of England carry a published end date, worth £34m between them. They are held across 14 buyers, and the typical one is worth £70k.
50 of them expire within twelve months, and 1 is already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 70% of this market back in play inside a year.
33 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 44% of it. That is a concentrated market: displacing an incumbent here means going after one of a small number of established holders.
The most active buyers are Norfolk County Council (48), Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (8), Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (3).
The contracts here are most often held by Coastal Red Ltd T/A Lynx (19), FIRST EASTERN COUNTIES BUSES LIMITED (7), KONECTBUS LIMITED (5).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micromobility Service – Cambridge E-Scooter Trial and E-bike Service East of England | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | £23m | 15 May 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Service 505 King's Lynn to Spalding East of England | Norfolk County Council | £164k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| CBC-2037-W-26144-EM De minimis enhancement to bus service 75 East of England | Central Bedfordshire Council | £146k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| CBC-2038-W-26148-EM De minimis enhancement to commercial bus service 74. East of England | Central Bedfordshire Council | £110k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Service 4 Norwich to Dereham via Yaxham Saturdays, Sundays and school Holidays East of England | Norfolk County Council | £99k | 11 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Service 7 - Filby to Norwich off peak journeys Monday to Friday East of England | Norfolk County Council | £99k | 13 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Service 54 Wisbech to King's Lynn East of England | Norfolk County Council | £99k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Service 505 West Lynn and Clenchwarton to Terrington St Clements High- purchase of season tickets East of England | Norfolk County Council | £92k | 28 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Service 2 Potter Heigham and Ludham to Norwich East of England | Norfolk County Council | £88k | 11 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Service 16 Extensions to Lingwood East of England | Norfolk County Council | £86k | 11 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Services 61/65 Downham Market - Welney - Three Holes East of England | Norfolk County Council | £72k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Taxiplus - Driver Checks East of England | Norwich City Council | £70k | 04 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Great Yarmouth to Martham evening journeys East of England | Norfolk County Council | £59k | 11 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Service 30 - Hercules Road and Mill Corner to Norwich East of England | Norfolk County Council | £55k | 11 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Specialist Transport Services for Hazardous Materials East of England | West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | £50k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Service 33 King's Lynn - Docking - Hunstanton East of England | Norfolk County Council | £52k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| King's Lynn town services evenings and Sundays East of England | Norfolk County Council | £30k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Service 30A Drayton to Norwich via School Rd Drayton and Old Palace Road Norwich East of England | Norfolk County Council | £27k | 11 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Service 38 Middleton - North Runcton - West Winch East of England | Norfolk County Council | £26k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Provision of Southend-on-Sea South Local Bus Service 2026 East of England | Southend-on-Sea City Council | £1.5m incl. VAT | 04 Nov 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Bus Service X31 East of England | Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority | £678k | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Bus Services - Routes 10, 10A and X10 East of England | Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority | £564k | 01 Jan 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Bus Service 5A East of England | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | £988k | 31 May 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Bus Service - Route19 East of England | Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority | £492k | 21 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| De Minimis Agreements to the 68 Bus Route within Bedford Borough East of England | Bedford Borough Council | £299k | 19 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Service 82/83 Thetford Town East of England | Norfolk County Council | £119k | 31 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Service 804 East Tuddenham and Mattishall to Dereham, Northgate. Purchase of season tickets East of England | Norfolk County Council | £95k | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Service 4 East Tuddenham and Mattishall to Dereham, Neatherd. Purchase of season ticket East of England | Norfolk County Council | £95k | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Bus Service 8 East of England | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | £520k | 31 May 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Great Yarmouth town zone to Great Yarmouth and Gorleston schools and colleges. Purchase of season tickets East of England | Norfolk County Council | £75k | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Downham Market and Watlington to King's Lynn Schools and Colleges purchase of season tickets East of England | Norfolk County Council | £71k incl. VAT | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Service 9 (404) Holt, Bodham and West Beckham to Sheringham High School purchase of season tickets East of England | Norfolk County Council | £71k incl. VAT | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Service 402 Holt to Sheringham High School purchase of season tickets East of England | Norfolk County Council | £68k incl. VAT | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Service 34 Heacham to Smithdon High, Hunstanton purchase of season tickets East of England | Norfolk County Council | £67k incl. VAT | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| 43 South and North Wootton to King's Lynn Schools East of England | Norfolk County Council | £65k incl. VAT | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Swaffham to King's Lynn schools and colleges purchase of Season Tickets East of England | Norfolk County Council | £62k incl. VAT | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Service 33 Docking and Sedgeford to Smithdon High, Hunstanton East of England | Norfolk County Council | £62k incl. VAT | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Services CH,44,55, 9, 35B Purchase of season tickets East of England | Norfolk County Council | £63k incl. VAT | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Service 39 Marham to King's Lynn East of England | Norfolk County Council | £69k incl. VAT | 31 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Service 48 King's Lynn- Grimston Circular East of England | Norfolk County Council | £69k incl. VAT | 31 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
31 more in this view
The full list, the named incumbent on every line and the computed re-tender window are on the expiry radar.
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Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.