Award of De Minimis Public Bus Transport Contract
Leicestershire County CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £59,970
Deadline
Not specified
Published
28 May 2025
Type
Not specified
Overview
Direct award of contract for the provision of a public bus service under the 'De Minimis' subsidy rules. The 1985 Transport Act (as amended by the 2000 Transport Act) introduced the provisions which govern the duties of local passenger transport authorities to secure local bus services where these would not otherwise be met.
In the majority of cases these services have to be secured through competitive tender. The Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) Regulations provided local authorities with the scope to let any individual bus subsidy contract in any one year up to a certain maximum value without the need to competitively tender (the de minimis limits). The Council has awarded the contract for the delivery of Route 19 Melton Mowbray to Nottingham to Centrebus Ltd under this De Minimis exemption.
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Award Details
CENTREBUS LIMITED
£59,970
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Kinchbus Ltd
6 contracts wonlatest 8 Aug 2025ends 31 Jul 2026£273,342
total awarded
- 2
LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST
5 contracts wonlatest 5 Oct 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£44m
total awarded
- 3
ARRIVA MIDLANDS LIMITED
£678,312
total awarded
- 4
NMI Taxi Ltd
5 contracts wonlatest 28 Jul 2026ends 31 Jul 2027£75,285
total awarded
- 5
Centrebus
5 contracts wonlatest 22 Jun 2026ends 4 Aug 2029£969,056
total awarded
Kinchbus Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Leicestershire County CouncilKey Dates
Published
28 May 2025
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Notice type
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