Estimated Value
Up to £423,000
Deadline
4 August 2026
Published
3 September 2026
Type
Not specified
At a glance
- Buyer
- Torbay Council
- Estimated value
- £423,000
- Closing date
- 4 August 2026 (closed)
- Published
- 3 September 2026
- Location
- South West
- Type
- open procedure
- Contract ends
- 31 March 2032 (expect a re-tender before then)
- Likely incumbent
- Torquay United Community Sports Trust, current contract ends April 2027
- Published on
- Find a Tender
Overview
Due to the operational impacts arising from changes in other services, the existing operator has served notice on the contract awarded in 2024 for Non-Commercial Bus Services Lot 4 (Service 60). The need for this service remains to ensure the community has the connectivity to facilities and services.
This service will be renumbered as Service 26, linking more appropriately with other Paignton based services. Torbay Council is seeking to at least retain the existing bus service network in accordance with the Councils BSIP, but also to enhance it with improvements to service levels, including operating to key locations which are not currently served.
Our aim is to improve the routes with increased frequency, additional services covering earlier and later times and at weekends with modern, low floor, zero or low emission vehicles. It is important to note that a new service (27), replacing and improving upon the current Services 28 and 30 between Paignton town centre and schools in Torquay, will be proposed.
Additional details
This will operate all day, additionally connecting to Torbay Hospital. There will be overlap with this contract.
That overlap is not confirmed but may include areas of Shorton Valley and Preston Down Road. Torbay Council and Devon County Council are in the process of setting up a new combined Enhanced Bus Partnership.
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Award Details
D J WATTS COACH TRAVEL LIMITED
£423,000
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Torquay United Community Sports Trust
3 contracts wonlatest 28 Jul 2026ends 2 Apr 2027£262,015
total awarded
- 2
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3 contracts wonlatest 30 Jul 2025ends 31 Jul 2028£17m
total awarded
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£198,815
total awarded
- 4
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£117,352
total awarded
- 5
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2 contracts wonlatest 13 Jul 2026ends 31 Mar 2029£6m
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Torquay United Community Sports Trust 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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Published
3 September 2026
Submission deadline
4 August 2026
Notice type
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