Award

NCC202500213 - Local school season ticket purchases on commercial bus services to all secondary schools

  • Newport City Council

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-060356

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a3ac (view related notices)

Published 29 September 2025, 9:21am



Scope

Reference

NCC202500213

Description

There are currently commercial bus services running to St Josephs, Bassaleg, LLanwern, John Frost and Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Iscoed schools which we currently purchase season tickets to and these services can also carry fare paying passengers and pupils who do not qualify for free transport. NCC are not allowed to invite competition by other operators against a current commercial bus service that is already running and there are no current registrations being registered with the Traffic Commissioner on any of these routes by any other operator.


Contract 1. NCC202500213 - Local school season ticket purchases on commercial bus services to all secondary schools

Supplier

Contract value

  • £615,136 excluding VAT
  • £768,920 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

29 September 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 8 October 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

27 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 November 2025 to 31 July 2026
  • Possible extension to 31 July 2027
  • 1 year, 9 months

Description of possible extension:

1 year at NCC discretion.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Contract locations

  • UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award


Supplier

Newport Transport

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHWM-4931-MDYD

160 Corporation Road

Newport

NP190WF

United Kingdom

Region: UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes

Supported employment provider: Yes

Public service mutual: Yes

Contract 1. NCC202500213 - Local school season ticket purchases on commercial bus services to all secondary schools


Contracting authority

Newport City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWLP-4583-NQGG

Civic Centre

Newport

NP20 4UR

United Kingdom

Contact name: Michael Owen

Telephone: +441633987787

Email: michael.owen@newport.gov.uk

Website: https://www.newport.gov.uk

Region: UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales