Provision of Supported Local Bus Services
The submission route named on the official notice.
This is a large award for Transport Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 20,160 valued Transport Services tenders in our corpus.
Vale of Glamorgan Council has published 5 Transport Services notices, about every 12 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around August 2027.
The Vale of Glamorgan Council requires the supply of supported local bus services in the Vale of Glamorgan and surrounding areas, as detailed in the accompanying schedules.
The Council is tendering for the following supported local bus services: • Service V1 (Llantwit Major – Bridgend) • Service V2 (Llantwit Major - Bridgend) • Service V3 (Cowbridge – Barry) Each service listed above will be tendered on various options for the following operational days/periods.
Interested parties are requested to submit prices for each requested on the ‘Price and Specification’ document; please note the tabs at the bottom of each Excel timetable document for various timetable (i.e.
Monday to Saturday and Sunday / bank holidays) : - • Monday to Saturday • Good Friday • Any day including bank holidays that may be requested by the Council later.
Unless requested by The Council, at a later date, excludes operation on: • Sundays • Bank Holiday Mondays • 25, 26 December (Christmas Day & Boxing Day) • 01 January (New Years Day) • Any special bank holiday or bank holidays in lieu of Christmas Day, Boxing day and New Years Day that fall on a non – normal operational day
What the notice asks for
The Vale of Glamorgan Council requires
The Vale of Glamorgan Council requires the supply of supported local bus services in the Vale of Glamorgan and surrounding areas, as detailed in the accompanying schedules.
Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.
What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack
- Hold at bidOperator licences / driver vetting (DBS for passenger transport)
- Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.
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- ocds-h6vhtk-06e249
- Stage
- tender · Open
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- 076618-2026
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