Bus Grant Fares & Ticketing - Fare Cap 2026 - First Bus

Opportunity overview

This contract supports the bus fare caps in place in the West of England including the £1 Child Fare Cap and the £7 Adult Multi-Operator Day Ticket.

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: £657.5k
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: UPN-00475
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: PZGT-3998-YBXQ

Address

Street Address: Enterprise House, Easton Road,
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 and Ticketing - Fare Cap 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: 657,457.96
Amount: 657,457.96
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: N/A

Main Contractors

Entry 1

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

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 031059-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031059-2026 ↗
Published: 2 Apr 2026, 15:37
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

031053-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 2 Apr 2026, 15:34
031059-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 2 Apr 2026, 15:37