Procurement

Award of De Minimis Bus Subsidy Contracts 2025 2026

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05605f

Description

NOTE: This notice replaces notice identifier reference 2025/S 000-043527

Award of a number of subsidy contracts. These contracts are exempt from the

Procurement Act 2023 regulations as they are awarded on a De Minimis basis as

provided for under the Transport Act and Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering)

(England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004.

Local authorities or Passenger Transport Authorities/Executives with forecast expenditure

on bus service subsidies in any one year of £600,000 or more will be able to spend up to

25% of this on de minimis contracts; within this 25% there is no limit on the expenditure in

any year with any single operator.