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Provision of Southend-on-Sea South Local Bus Service 2026

Southend-on-Sea City Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 04:21.

Opportunity overview

Southend-on-Sea City Council (SCC) is seeking to award a contract to a suitable supplier for the provision of a South Bus Service operating within Southend on Sea. The detail of which can be found below. Scope: Currently there are no commercial bus services which provide a service with a direct link into Airport land, operating between Southend Travel Centre and London Southend Airport and Temple Farm Industrial Estate. This new bus service will support residents within St. Laurence; Prittlewell; St. Luke's; Southchurch; Victoria; Kursall; Milton Wards and enable new connections across the city. Consultation for the BSIP identified many residents wanted to see a route from the Page 2 to 6 Eastern area of Southend-on-Sea into London Southend Airport and considered that such a service could enable new connections across the city and avoid the need to travel into the city centre to change buses. This new bus service will also support local businesses along the route including the Temple Farm Industrial areas of the city, that have no, or very few, bus services linking them direct to other parts of the city. Local Government Reform & Devolution: The contracting authority is Southend-on-Sea City Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation.

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.

Published award value
£1.5m
Awarded
8 Jul 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 02005266
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
DN807556
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PJDT-6566-GZNX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJDT-6566-GZNX

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex
Locality
Southend-on-Sea
Postal Code
SS2 6FA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
ARRIVA KENT THAMESIDE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02005266

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02005266

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRDJ-9465-MZYN

Address

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

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
9 Jul 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
9 Jul 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34000000
Description
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
60000000
Description
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Value

Including VAT
1,457,117.68
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02005266
Name
ARRIVA KENT THAMESIDE LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
21 Jul 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
4 Nov 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
3 Nov 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option to extend for a further 12 month period.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
064681-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Jul 2026, 12:47
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
22 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Southend-on-Sea · UKH31 · SS2 6FA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 024109-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 040661-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 064681-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·