Local Bus Service Procurements – February 2027
- Buyer
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
- Value
- £7,020,000
- Closes
- 2 December 2026
- Where
- Huntingdon, the East of England
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority wants to hire operators to run local bus routes in the area, split into six lots, starting on 28 February 2027. The initial contracts run for two years with an estimated value of £4 million to £4.4 million excluding VAT, and the Authority may extend them by up to 1 year and 4 months, to a maximum of £7,020,000 excluding VAT.
What the buyer wants
• Run the bus routes in each lot: Lot 1 covers routes 49, 50, 50A and 51 (Wisbech area), Lot 2 covers route 55 (Chatteris to March), Lot 3 covers route 56 (Wisbech to Chatteris), Lot 4 covers route 59 (St Ives to Somersham and Ramsey), Lot 5 covers route 65 (St Ives to St Neots), and Lot 6 covers route 70 (St Ives town service). • Bid for a single lot, a combination of lots, or all six, as the notice allows bidders to choose. • Deliver the service from 28 February 2027, or another start date agreed by the Authority, for an initial two-year term, with any extension depending on satisfactory performance, continued need, funding and governance requirements.
Lots
- Lot 1
- Lot 2
- Lot 3
- Lot 4
- Lot 5
- Lot 6
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The notice does not set out specific eligibility or financial thresholds, but it grouped the routes into lots to achieve economies of scale and the work involves running scheduled passenger services over multi-million pound contracts, so a small business would most likely be ruled out of bidding for the full package and would need to target one of the individual lots instead.
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How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
Where to apply
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Questions about this tender? Email the buyer at procurement@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk.
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