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Award of De Minimis contract to Kinchbus for continuation of Serve 2 Loughborough to Sileby.

Leicestershire County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Leicestershire County Council

Buyer Address: County Hall, Leicester, UKF22, LE3 8RA, United Kingdom

Contact Email: Commissioning.Support@leics.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
73972.0 GBP
Published
28 Jul 2025, 09:49
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
08 Aug 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Jul 2026, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Kinchbus Ltd
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Award of De Minimis contract to Kinchbus for continuation of Serve 2 Loughborough to Sileby. These contracts are exempt from the Procurement Act 2023 regulations as they are awarded on a De Minimis basis as provided for under the Transport Act and Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004. Local authorities or Passenger Transport Authorities/Executives with forecast expenditure on bus service subsidies in any one year of £600,000 or more will be able to spend up to 25% of this on de minimis contracts; within this 25% there is no limit on the expenditure in any year with any single operator.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: Award of De Minimis contract to Kinchbus for continuation of Serve 2 Loughborough to Sileby.

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