Planning

Preliminary Market Engagement Provision of Local Bus Services in North East Lincolnshire

  • North East Lincolnshire Borough Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-067404

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d16b

Published 22 October 2025, 11:35am



Scope

Reference

104539

Description

North East Lincolnshire Council is conducting a preliminary market engagement exercise as the Council would like to better understand how the local authority can potentially deliver efficiency savings on existing services while maintain similar levels of service, any barriers which may prevent suppliers from submitting a tender submission in the future and how best to increase passenger numbers while understanding options to improve the end product for bus passengers.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2031
  • Possible extension to 30 September 2033
  • 7 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 60112000 - Public road transport services

Contract locations

  • UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire

Engagement

Engagement deadline

19 November 2025

Engagement process description

All PME information can be found on the council's e-tendering portal YORtender https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER

All clarifications and submissions are to be submitted via YORtender.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

12 January 2026


Contracting authority

North East Lincolnshire Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXNN-3676-XCQV

Municipal Offices, Town Hall Square

Grimsby

DN31 1HU

United Kingdom

Region: UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government