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Award of 9 De Minimis public transport subsidy contracts to Arriva

Leicestershire County Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:22.

Opportunity overview

Award of 9 De Minimis public transport subsidy contracts to Arriva: Service Number, Name and Contract Value 8 Hinckley - Lutterworth £162,085.00 p.a. 11 Coalville - Agar Nook £17,741.00 p.a. 12 Coalville - Whitwick £17,741.00 p.a. 15 Coalville - Ibstock £83,494.00 p.a. 27/28 Leicester - Ratby £49,259.00 p.a. 29/29S Leicester-Swad/Coalville - Swad £26,647.00 p.a. 84 Leicester - Lutterworth £38,940.00 p.a. X84 Rugby - Lutterworth - Leicester £61,165.00 p.a. 153 Leicester - Market Bosworth £36,240.00 p.a. These contracts are exempt from the Procurement Act 2023 regulations as they are awarded on a De Minimis basis as provided for under the Transport Act and Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004. Local authorities or Passenger Transport Authorities/Executives with forecast expenditure on bus service subsidies in any one year of £600,000 or more will be able to spend up to 25% of this on de minimis contracts; within this 25% there is no limit on the expenditure in any year with any single operator.

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.

ARRIVA MIDLANDS LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£493.3k
Awarded
20 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02141078
Location
Sunderland, UKC23, SR3 3XP, 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
DN795007
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNHT-9235-VXDV
Name
Leicestershire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF22
Country
GB
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE3 8RA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PNHT-9235-VXDV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-02141078
Name
ARRIVA MIDLANDS LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC23
Country
GB
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR3 3XP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Admiral Way

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
02141078
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PHMY-1817-RBMM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
21 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
Award of 9 De Minimis public transport subsidy contracts to Arriva Midlands Ltd
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKF2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
60112000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Public road transport services

Value

Amount
493,312
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
591,974.1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
067242-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Oct 2025, 16:36

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02141078
Name
ARRIVA MIDLANDS LIMITED

Milestones

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

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
25 Aug 2026, 23:59
Starts
30 Oct 2025, 00:00

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Award of 9 De Minimis public transport subsidy contracts to Arriva
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
4 Nov 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
493,312
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
591,974.1

Period

Ends
25 Aug 2026, 23:59
Starts
5 Nov 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
070950-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
4 Nov 2025, 15:57

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF22 · LE3 8RA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d10f-2025-11-04T15:57:51ZContract award notice on Find a Tender ·