Bus Grant Fares and Ticketing - Fare Offer Initiatives First Bus
A Contract Award Notice
by WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract ()
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- ___
- Sector
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Published
- 19 Jun 2025
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
1 buyer
1 supplier
- First West of England Bristol
Description
This contract will provide for the Care Leavers and Youth Guarantee Fare Offer schemes with this supplier.
Award Detail
1 | First West of England (Bristol)
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CPV Codes
- None found
Legal Justification
The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) permits direct awards to be made in certain circumstances. The relevant justification is contained in Paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of the Act which states: "The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract- (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. Each of the bus operators has been awarded competitively tendered bus routes which they have exclusive rights to operate so that both limbs (a) and (b) are satisfied.
Other Information
More information on Care Leavers can be found here: https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/news/free-bus-travel-extended-for-care-leave... And on the Youth Guarantee here: https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/news/free-bus-travel-extended-for-care-leave... ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05504d
- FTS 033830-2025