Bus Grant Fares and Ticketing – Kids Go Free - First Bus

A Contract Award Notice
by THE WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract ()
Duration: not specified
Value: £734K

Sector: MISCELLANEOUS
Published: 04 Jul 2025
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

West of England Combined Authority Bristol

1 supplier

Unnamed None

Description

This contract supports the Kids Go Free subsidised fare initiative that allows for free travel for the under 16s, with this supplier.

Award Detail

1	Unnamed (None) Bus Grant Fares and Ticketing – Kids Go Free - First Bus Reference: 1 Value: £734,037

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. [Emphasis added] 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.