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Bus Grant Fares and Ticketing – Kids Go Free - First Bus

The West of England Combined Authority · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:27.

Opportunity overview

This contract supports the Kids Go Free subsidised fare initiative that allows for free travel for the under 16s, with this supplier.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£734k
Awarded
1 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 00025088
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS5 0DZ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C0445
Status
complete
Published risks
No significant risks identified due to the nature of the requirement.
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) permits direct awards to be made in certain circumstances. The relevant justification is contained in Paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of the Act which states: “The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract— (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. [Emphasis added] Each of the bus operators has been awarded competitively tendered bus routes which they have exclusive rights to operate so that both limbs (a) and (b) are satisfied.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PGWR-9284-XMRY
Name
The West of England Combined Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 6AL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
70 Redcliff Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PGWR-9284-XMRY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-00025088
Name
FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS5 0DZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Enterprise House

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
00025088
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
2 Jul 2025, 00:00
Title
Bus Grant Fares and Ticketing – Kids Go Free - First Bus
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
63512000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sale of travel tickets and package tours services

Value

Amount
734,037
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
880,844.4

Documents

Entry 1
Id
037568-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
4 Jul 2025, 16:45
Entry 2
Id
037576-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
4 Jul 2025, 16:59
Entry 3
Id
037577-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
4 Jul 2025, 17:00
Entry 4
Id
037578-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
4 Jul 2025, 17:00
Entry 5
Id
037579-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
4 Jul 2025, 17:00

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00025088
Name
FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
16 Jul 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
5 Sept 2025, 23:59
Starts
19 Jul 2025, 00:00

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Please see Companies House

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-COH-00025088
Name
FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
16 Jul 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS1 6AL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055976-2025-07-04T17:00:18+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·