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Bus Grant - enhancement of bus services (Services 13, 22/U4, 19)

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:16.

Opportunity overview

Enhancement of the following bus services: Service 13 - Elmhurst – Foxhill via Bath City Centre, is a commercially operated bus service by First. It is proposed to enhance the daytime frequency and evenings journeys. Service 22/U4 - Southdown – University of Bath, is a commercially operated bus service by First. It is proposed to enhance the daytime frequency and evenings journeys. Service 19 - Bath City Centre – Bristol Parkway, is a commercially operated bus service by First. It is proposed to enhance the daytime frequency and evenings journeys.

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
£588.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 00025088
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS50DZ, 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
C0479
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The value of the Bus Service 13, Bus Service 22 U4 and Bus Service 19 are above the PA23 threshold and will therefore need to be made under s41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 – single supplier justification for direct award – ie First Bus have exclusive rights and there are no reasonable alternatives, which means only FirstBus can deliver these enhanced services.

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
BS50DZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Enterprise House

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
00025088
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PZGT-3998-YBXQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Bus Grant - enhancement of bus services (Services 13, 22/U4, 19)
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
60170000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Value

Amount
588,503
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
588,503

Documents

Entry 1
Id
041626-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Jul 2025, 12:54

Suppliers

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

Milestones

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

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
4 Apr 2026, 23:59
Starts
31 Aug 2025, 00:00

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-0562e4-2025-07-21T12:54:47+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·