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    ContractsBus and Coach Services - Individual Routes and Public Transport Routes
    Awarded contract

    Bus and Coach Services - Individual Routes and Public Transport Routes

    Awarded
    £1.3m
    Published 11 Jun 2026

    Competitive opportunity to provide bus and coach transport services on designated routes for public, education, and social care sectors through a Dynamic Purchasing System contract.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 11 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £1.3m
    Published 11 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,283,195
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Transport & Logistics
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    2 suppliers
    • BC
      BARNES COACHES LTD
    Lead contractor
  1. GS
    GO SOUTH COAST LTD
    Consortium partner
  2. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    11 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This is a Contract Award Notice resulting from a competitive procurement process using a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Passenger Transport services. The contract covers Lot 1, which encompasses individual bus and coach routes for public transportation, education services, and social care transport. This is a competitive tender opportunity for qualified transport operators to provide bus and coach services on designated routes. Interested suppliers should have experience in operating passenger transport services, meeting regulatory requirements, and serving public, educational, and social care sectors. The contract award will be based on evaluation of submissions received through the Further Competition process under the established DPS framework.

    Track record

    3 awards · 2 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In transport logistics, SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL has awarded 3 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Green Destinations Ltd2× · 67%
    2. BARNES COACHES LTD1× · 33%

    Across transport logistics, the most active winners are SKYLINE TAXIS, 24X7 LTD, STL — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06b318

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    Sector
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