Bus Grant Fares & Ticketing - Fare Offer Initiatives 2026 - First Bus

Opportunity overview

This contract will cover the Kids Go Free (Easter Holidays), Care Leavers and Youth Guarantee Fare Offer schemes 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: £472.1k
Awarded: 25 Mar 2026
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

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: C0668
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

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

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PGWR-9284-XMRY

Address

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

Contact

Email: info@westofengland-ca.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/about-us/contact-us/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-00025088

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 00025088

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PGWR-9284-XMRY

Address

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

Contact

Email: robert.sanderson@firstbus.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Control

Description: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00025088/officers ↗

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Bus Grant Fares & Ticketing - Fare Offer Initiatives 2026 - First Bus
Status: pending
Date: 25 Mar 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 60112000
Description: Public road transport services

Value

Including VAT: 472,138.4
Amount: 472,138.4
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-00025088
Name: FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends: 15 Apr 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 17 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Sept 2026, 23:59

Related lots

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00025088/persons-with-significant-control ↗

Main Contractors

Entry 1

Id: GB-COH-00025088
Name: FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 031042-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031042-2026 ↗
Published: 2 Apr 2026, 15:26
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 17 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

031030-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 2 Apr 2026, 15:18
031042-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 2 Apr 2026, 15:26