Scope
Reference
C0585
Description
This contract supports the Kids Go Free subsidised fare initiative that allows for free travel for the under 16s, with this supplier over the Christmas period.
Contract 1. Bus Grant Fares and Ticketing – Kids Go Free - December - First Bus
Supplier
Contract value
- £233,673.25 excluding VAT
- £233,673.25 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
12 December 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 20 December 2025 to 4 January 2026
- 16 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 63512000 - Sale of travel tickets and package tours services
Contract locations
- BG41 - South-West
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
he 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.
Supplier
First West of England
- Companies House: 00025088
Enterprise House
Bristol
BS5 0DZ
United Kingdom
Region: UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Bus Grant Fares and Ticketing - Kids Go Free - December - First Bus
Contracting authority
The West of England Combined Authority
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGWR-9284-XMRY
70 Redcliff Street
Bristol
BS1 6AL
United Kingdom
Email: info@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