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Public bus services (Lot 5 ) - Plymouth City Council 28387 Various Plymouth bus services

Devon County Council · published 15 Sept 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release IDf8deed82-be92-408b-bf69-021989353fe6-914129
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-a5025f84-6cc7-487c-8260-b17f84996268
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-338193
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£4,198,981
award field
Tender value
£839,796
tender field
Procurement method
Restricted procedure
Category
services
CPV
60000000
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery
South West, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

This is a mini-competition from Lot 5 of the Devon County Council Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (CP1185-15)\r \r For the supply and provision of various local bus services within Plymouth.\r 13 Plymouth - Lake View Close\r 13S St Budeaux local service\r 14 Plymouth - Derriford via HMS Drake\r 27 Plymouth - Derriford via Estover\r \r The projected duration of the contract is five years, however the Devon County Council (DCC) Passenger Transport Standard Conditions of Contract still apply, and therefore either the contractor or DCC can give notice as per the terms and conditions to terminate the contract at any time. \r

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release15 Sept 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published29 Aug 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published29 May 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published29 Aug 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published29 Aug 2031
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

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Published name only

Plymouth Citybus Ltd

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

Published name only

Stagecoach South West

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 15 Sept 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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