Scope
Description
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.
Contract 1. Bus Grant Fares and Ticketing - Fare Cap First Bus
Supplier
Contract value
- £2,226,825.42 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
1 July 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 July 2025 to 31 March 2026
- 9 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 34121100 - Public-service buses
- 63512000 - Sale of travel tickets and package tours services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) permits direct awards to be made in certain circumstances. The relevant justification is contained in Paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of the Act which states:
"The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-
(a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
Each of the bus operators has been awarded competitively tendered bus routes which they have exclusive rights to operate so that both limbs (a) and (b) are satisfied.
Supplier
FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED
- Companies House: 00025088
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZGT-3998-YBXQ
Enterprise House
Bristol
BS5 0DZ
United Kingdom
Email: robert.sanderson@firstbus.co.uk
Website: http://firstbus.co.uk
Region: UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Bus Grant Fares and Ticketing - Fare Cap First Bus
Contracting authority
West of England Combined Authority
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGWR-9284-XMRY
70 Redcliffe Street, Redcliffe
Bristol
BS16LS
United Kingdom
Region: UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government