Tender

DPS for the Provision of Local Bus Services in Leicestershire (LBS1)

  • Leicestershire County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-071676

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

Published 6 November 2025, 2:36pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Leicestershire County Council

County Hall

Leicester

LE38RA

Contact

Rosie O'Doherty

Email

Rosie.Odoherty@leics.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1163051615

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.leics.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

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

DPS for the Provision of Local Bus Services in Leicestershire (LBS1)

Reference number

DN732412

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

DPS for the Provision of Local Bus Services in Leicestershire (LBS1)

Establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Local Bus Services in Leicestershire.

This notice is to inform the market that the DPS, which was put in place in September 2024, has been extended to 23 February 2029.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Local Bus Services in Leicestershire.

This notice is to inform the market that the DPS, which was put in place in September 2024, has been extended to 23 February 2029.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

20 October 2026

End date

23 February 2029

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

22 February 2029

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

23 February 2029

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom