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North Somerset Supported Bus Services (August 2026 - Batch 1)

North Somerset Council

Estimated Value

£1,534,164 – £0

Deadline

19 May 2026

Published

7 August 2026

Type

services

SME SuitableSouth WestGBCPV: 60000000
CategoryTransport services

Full Description

The council required a bus operator to operate each of the following supported bus service contracts in North Somerset from 30 August 2026:

  • Bus Service 6 (ref: NSC-0750-26) - Weston-super-Mare to Worle Retail Park via Mead Vale - awarded to First West of England (annual contract value: £141,094)
  • Bus Service 9 / X11 (ref: NSC-0746-26) - Weston-super-Mare to Worle Retail Park via Worlebury (9) and Weston-super-Mare to Nailsea (X11) - awarded to First West of England (annual contract value: £669,239)
  • Bus Service X5 (ref: NSC-0751-26) - Hutton to Portishead - awarded to First West of England (annual contract value: £430,255)
  • Bus Service X10 (ref: NSC-0740-26) - Wrington to Southmead - awarded to The Big Lemon CIC (annual contract value: £293,576)

Lot 3 of North Somerset Council's Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) was used for this procurement.

Requirements

The council required a bus operator to operate each of the following supported bus service contracts in North Somerset from 30 August 2026:

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First West of England Ltd,The Big Lemon CIC

6 Aug 202630 Aug 2026 – 28 Aug 2027

£1,534,164

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North Somerset Council
Typepublic body
Total tenders142
Total spend£276,680,219
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Key Dates

Published

7 August 2026

Submission deadline

19 May 2026

Renewal expected40% confident

July 2028

Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (23 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jul 2028).

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