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Bus services tenders from UK public buyers
Bus services tenders open now: 6. In the 12 months to 22 October 2026, UK public buyers published 373 matching notices. The newest recorded award went to Hammonds Coaches Limited on 9 Jul 2026.
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Which bus services tenders are open now?
6 notices with a deadline still ahead on 22 October 2026, closing soonest first, all matched by text.
Bus services tenders matched by text
Each title, buyer or stated region matches this hub’s rule. That is a word match, not a judgment of what is bought.
- Batch 00012 Provision and Operation of Tram Replacement Bus Services - South Yorkshire Supertram NetworkSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · Published 19 Oct 2026The opportunity is in respect of a Tram Replacement Bus Service across an affected part of the Supertram Network. The Authority anticipates that the contract will start on 16 November 2026 for an initial period up to 31 December 2026.£810,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Thu 29 Oct 2026, 10:00 GMT
- C-26-001 Public Transport Shelter Improvement Programme (Bus and Tram)South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · Published 20 Oct 2026SYMCA are seeking to appoint a delivery partner to collaborate with the Authority to deliver the new South Yorkshire People's Network (SYPN) Transport Shelters Improvement Programme (Bus and Tram). The South Yorkshire People's Network (SYPN) is the new integrated transport brand for the region, bri£181,300,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract valueCloses Tue 24 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Transit Payment Service Providers (TPSP), Closed Loop cEMV Token Providers, and Handheld Revenue Inspection Devices, for public transport servicesSOUTH WEST SMART APPLICATIONS LIMITED · Published 15 Oct 2026Smart Applications Management Limited (SAM) is the trading name of South West Smart Applications Limited, a Membership based central purchasing body, which owns and runs the National Mobilities Procurement Hub for its Members. This Framework is for the procurement of Suppliers providing Transit Paym£60,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 30 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Extension to DPS for Passenger Transport Services ( Excluding Local Bus Services) in the Vale of GlamorgaVale of Glamorgan Council · Published 14 Sep 2026To correct the extension of the established Dynamic Purchasing System (“DPS”) for the procurement of passenger transport services, excluding local bus services until March 2028£1,250,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 31 Mar 2028, 12:00 BST
- DPS for the Provision of Local Bus Services in Leicestershire (LBS1)Leicestershire County Council · Published 6 Nov 2025DPS for the Provision of Local Bus Services in Leicestershire (LBS1) Establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Local Bus Services in Leicestershire. This notice is to inform the market that the DPS, which was put in place in September 2024, has been extended to 23 Febru£20,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Thu 22 Feb 2029, 12:00 GMT
- Dynamic Procurement System for Local Bus and Education Bus Services 2022- 2032Falkirk Council · Published 15 Jun 2022Falkirk Council are seeking to invite Passenger Vehicle Operators to participate in a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) which will be used to procure transport related "service contracts" operated by Public Service Vehicles (PSV) including subsidised local bus services, home to school transport, and o£80,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Tue 1 Jun 2032, 12:00 BST
No stated deadline: 1 tender notice from the last 60 days
These are tender-stage notices whose source gives no deadline and no ended status. They are not counted as open above: check the official record before treating one as live.
Which buyers publish the most bus services notices?
LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED, with 96 notices of 373 in the 12 months to 22 October 2026.
Count of notices by the buyer name as published, 373 notices in the window, read 22 October 2026.
How many bus services notices are published each month?
About 32 a month over the last eleven full months; the busiest month was September 2026, with 65.
9 of the 80 bus services notices that stated a GBP value in the last 12 months fell in this band (11%). 0 of the open notices listed above are in it.
Counts come from this page’s data. A stated estimate is not the contract value, and frameworks are excluded.
| Stage | Notices |
|---|---|
| Award | 259 |
| Contract | 77 |
| Planning | 17 |
| Tender | 17 |
| Tender cancellation | 3 |
| Stated value | Notices |
|---|---|
| Under £25,000 | 0 |
| £25,000 to £100,000 | 9 |
| £100,000 to £500,000 | 30 |
| £500,000 to £2 million | 24 |
| £2 million or more | 17 |
Who has won bus services contracts recently?
East Kent Road Car Company Limited won 10 of the award notices read for this hub, the most of any supplier.
On 9 Jul 2026, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recorded an award to Hammonds Coaches Limited for “STH Shuttle Bus Service”, at a recorded value of £3,209,602.
Read the award notice. Legacy award record; supplier allocation and signed-contract status unverified
What counts as bus services tenders here?
Bus, coach, tram, rail and ferry services open to the public, scheduled or demand-responsive, that the buyer tenders or supports. Closed-door transport for the buyer's own passengers is contracted-passenger-transport; operating a port, harbour or marina is site-and-facility-operating-concessions; bike hire and car clubs are shared-mobility-schemes.
Classified
The notice’s recorded classification (proposed by a model, each label checked by Jev) accepted this catalogue subject: public transport services. Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so none appear here yet.
Matched by text
The title contains one of: bus services, bus service, bus routes, public transport. A word match is not a judgment of what is bought, so these are labelled as matches.
Open the official notice
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Note the deadline and any clarification or expression-of-interest date. Forecast and planning notices have no bid deadline yet.Check the route to market
A framework or dynamic purchasing system call-off needs a place on that agreement first; an open procedure does not.Look at who won before
The winners above show who has delivered this kind of contract recently and for which buyers.
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6 notices open now
Listed above, closing soonest first, each linked to its page and the official record.LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED published 96 notices
The most of any buyer here, out of 373 in the last 12 months.East Kent Road Car Company Limited won 10 awards
The most of any supplier in the 200 award and contract notices read for this hub.About 32 notices a month
Published on average over the last 11 full months, from 373 in the 12-month window.
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- 22 October 2025 to 22 October 2026, by publication date
- Classification
- Not yet published to public pages
- Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so every notice here is matched by text.
- A text match means the notice's title, buyer or stated region fits this hub's rule. It is not a judgment of what is bought.
- Open means a stated deadline still in the future. Tender notices with no stated deadline are listed separately, and only when published in the last 60 days; planning and forecast notices are not counted as open.
- Award records come from the legacy award table, whose newest record is 23 July 2026.
- Winners are read from the newest 200 of 336 award and contract notices in the window.
- UK notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder only. EU (TED) notices are not counted.
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