Award

25056 Provision of Bus Tickets for Home to School Transport September 25/26

  • Cambridgeshire County Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-042414

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-056051 (view related notices)

Published 23 July 2025, 2:35pm



Scope

Reference

25056

Description

To procure public transport bus tickets from bus operators to support home to school statutory transport.

The transport team would like to use Regulation 41 (PA2023) to award to the required bus operators - namely Stagecoach as no competition can exist due to technical considerations.

The annual value of this procurement is £156,000. The Total being £312,000

Bus tickets are exempt from VAT

This is to cover 25/26 and 26/7

To allow for the continued use of bus tickets as an option for providing statutory home to school transport services, in a compliant and suitable manner, and ensure there is a clear contract/agreement in place for such services.

Additionally allow the Authority to explore possible alternative solution in the medium to long term.


Contract 1. 25056 Provision of Bus Tickets for Home to School services from Stagecoach

Supplier

Contract value

  • £312,000 excluding VAT
  • £312,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

23 July 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 1 August 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

5 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026
  • Possible extension to 31 August 2027
  • 2 years

Description of possible extension:

a further 12 month period from September 2027 to cover the new school term.

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

additional bus tickets could be purchased throughout the contract term due to increase demand or changes to bus routes that make it better value to offer bus tickets rather than private hire buses to students.

it is possible the value could exceed the stated value as this is an unknown as many of factors which will influence Home to school demand is outside the Authority's control.

CPV classifications

  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Contract locations

  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award


Supplier

STAGECOACH SERVICES LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02381778
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGMB-3997-GYTP

One Stockport Exchange

Stockport

SK1 3SW

United Kingdom

Region: UKD35 - Greater Manchester South East

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. 25056 Provision of Bus Tickets for Home to School services from Stagecoach


Contracting authority

Cambridgeshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJVB-3262-VGVJ

New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,

Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon

PE28 4YE

United Kingdom

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government