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Supported Bus Services

Awarded United Kingdom

Buyer Cumberland Council

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STAGECOACH (NORTH WEST) LIMITED

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Cumberland Council awarded contracts for the operation of Supported Bus Services. The council tendered for 15 bus routes, and following evaluation, contracts were awarded for 11 routes to one provider, STAGECOACH (NORTH WEST) LIMITED, for a term of 12 months with no extension periods available. Contracts were not awarded for 4 routes. The overall value of the 11 contracts is £2,531,347 excluding VAT. The award date was 2026-10-01. The services support access to employment, education, healthcare and essential services across urban and rural communities.

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Cumberland Council is awarding contracts for the operation of Supported Bus Services. These services form a critical element of Cumberland's transport network, ensuring continued provision of bus services where the commercial operation is not viable and supporting access for people to employment, education, healthcare and essential services across both urban and rural communities. Cumberland Council has a proactive role in shaping the local bus network, supported by government investment through Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding and also the Local Authority Bus Grant (LABG) funding. The council tendered for 15 bus routes. The Invitation to Tender (ITT) advised that due to funding constraints, not all services could be supported. As also advised in the ITT, following evaluation of tenders against the published award criteria, services were prioritised based on an assessment of tendered costs and current passenger usage data to calculate an estimated subsidy cost per passenger journey. Routes providing the best value for money were prioritised for award within the available budget. Following this, contracts are to be awarded to one provider for 11 routes, for a term of 12 months (with no extension periods available). Contracts will not be awarded for 4 routes. The overall value of the 11 contracts is £2,531,347 excluding VAT.

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Cumberland Council

United Kingdom

notices in the register
92
awards
74
awarded in total
€27.9M

Who wins its contracts

Many suppliers
different companies won its awards
54
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
22%
of its calls state an estimated value
100%

Based on 74 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.

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Change history

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  1. Status
    Was: Closed
    Now: Awarded
    Main CPV code
    Was: 60000000
    Now: not stated
    Estimated value
    The value was removed from the notice.
    Award date
    not stated
    Now: September 30, 2026
    Submission deadline
    The deadline was removed from the notice.
    Scope and criteria
    The description was shortened. Re-read it before you bid.
    Winner
    not stated
    Now: STAGECOACH (NORTH WEST) LIMITED
    Estimated value
    The value was removed from the notice.
  2. Read before bidding
    Estimated value
    Was: €8,994,687
    Now: €3,166,648 -65%
    Scope and criteria
    The description was shortened. Re-read it before you bid.
    Estimated value
    Was: €7,709,796
    Now: €2,709,796 -65%

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