Scope
Description
This contract supports the Kids Go Free subsidised fare initiative that allows for free travel for the under 16s, with this supplier.
Contract 1. Bus Grant Fares and Ticketing – Kids Go Free - First Bus
Suppliers
Supplier not yet selected
Contract value
- £734,037 excluding VAT
- £880,844.40 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
15 July 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 19 July 2025 to 5 September 2025
- 1 month, 18 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 63512000 - Sale of travel tickets and package tours services
Other information
Description of risks to contract performance
No significant risks identified due to the nature of the requirement.
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. [Emphasis added] 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.
Contracting authority
The West of England Combined Authority
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGWR-9284-XMRY
70 Redcliff Street
Bristol
BS1 6AL
United Kingdom
Email: commercial@westofengland-ca.gov.uk
Website: https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/about-us/contact-us/
Region: UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government