Local Bus Service Procurements – February 2027

What the buyer is asking for

The Authority intends to award multiple contracts for an initial period of 2 years. The estimated contract value for the initial term between the six distinct lots is between £4,000,000 & £4,400,000 excluding VAT. The contracts are anticipated to commence on 28 February 2027 or such other date as agreed by the Authority. Extension Options The Authority reserves the right to extend the contracts by up to 1 year and 4 months. Any extension option shall be exercisable at the sole discretion of the Authority and shall be subject to satisfactory supplier performance, the continued requirement for the services, the availability of funding and compliance with all applicable governance and legislative requirements. Should all extension options be exercised, the maximum contract term will be 3 years and 4 months and the maximum contract value will be £7,020,000 excluding VAT. Nothing within the Invitation to Tender shall be interpreted as creating an obligation upon the Authority to exercise any extension option. This procurement will be split into 6 different lots. Bidders of the service are able to bid for a combination of lots or individual lots. Lots have been split in this way to ensure best value for the authority is achieved. Where services have been grouped together, this has been done to ensure jointly planned services continue to benefit from economies of scale by being grouped together.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 60%qualityQuality
• 40%pricePrice

6 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Lot 1

  49 - Wisbech Town Service 50 - Wisbech to Long Sutton 50A - Wisbech to Long Sutton 51 - Wisbech to March

• Lot 2

  55 - Chatteris to March

• Lot 3

  56 - Wisbech to Chatteris

• Lot 4

  59 - St Ives to Somersham & Ramsey

• Lot 5

  65 - St Ives to St Neots

• Lot 6

  70 - St Ives Town Service

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 42 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published3 days ago

   3 Nov 2026, 12:18 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 19 days

   25 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 26 days

   2 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 66 days

   11 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice3 Nov 2026, 12:18 GMT104170-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender