Contract

2025 Tiger Routes - local bus services

  • Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-034047

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0550de

Published 20 June 2025, 12:37pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 2nd floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street

Huntingdon

PE29 3TN

Contact

Miss Chantel Allott

Email

chantel.allott@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1480277180

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH11 - Peterborough

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

2025 Tiger Routes - local bus services

Reference number

DN760182

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60100000 - Road transport services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Authority awarded bus services contracts to multiple suppliers for the following requirements:

• The supply of local bus services (contracts Tiger 1, Tiger 2 & 3, Tiger 4, Tiger 5, Tiger 7, and Tiger 12).

• Contracts funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to support local bus services.

• From 27th May 2025 for 12 months + 12 months + 12 months.

Tiger 9 not awarded

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £4,248,378.96

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

The seven routes were treated as individual lots

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60112000 - Public road transport services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH11 - Peterborough
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Authority used the Open Procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 27, PCRs2015. This is a single-stage process which addresses the mandatory and discretionary exclusions (through the completion of the part 1 & 2 SSQ) and quality assessments as a single stage.

The Authority reserved the right not to conclude a contract for the service for which the Tender is invited.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 123-000001


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

Tiger 1

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 March 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Whippet Coaches Limited

Swavesey

CB24 4UG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £592,101.20


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

Tiger 2/3 and Tiger 4

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 March 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Stagecoach East

Cambridge

CB4 0DN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,907,836.68


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

Tiger 5/12 combination

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 March 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

A2B TRAVEL GROUP LTD

Hertfordshire

SG8 6DJ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH23 - Hertfordshire
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £737,949.08


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

Tiger 7

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 March 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Stagecoach East Midlands

Lincoln

LN6 3QP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF3 - Lincolnshire
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,010,492


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom