Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 2nd floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street
Huntingdon
PE29 3TN
UK
Contact person: Miss Chantel Allott
Telephone: +44 1480277180
E-mail: chantel.allott@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
2025 Tiger Routes - local bus services
Reference number: DN760182
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority awarded bus services contracts to multiple suppliers for the following requirements:
• The supply of local bus services (contracts Tiger 1, Tiger 2 & 3, Tiger 4, Tiger 5, Tiger 7, and Tiger 12).
• Contracts funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to support local bus services.
• From 27th May 2025 for 12 months + 12 months + 12 months.
Tiger 9 not awarded
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 248 378.96
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
The seven routes were treated as individual lots
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60112000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH11
UKH12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority used the Open Procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 27, PCRs2015. This is a single-stage process which addresses the mandatory and discretionary exclusions (through the completion of the part 1 & 2 SSQ) and quality assessments as a single stage.
The Authority reserved the right not to conclude a contract for the service for which the Tender is invited.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 123-000001
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Tiger 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Whippet Coaches Limited
Swavesey
CB24 4UG
UK
NUTS: UKH12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 592 101.20
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Tiger 2/3 and Tiger 4
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stagecoach East
Cambridge
CB4 0DN
UK
NUTS: UKH12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 907 836.68
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Tiger 5/12 combination
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
A2B TRAVEL GROUP LTD
Hertfordshire
SG8 6DJ
UK
NUTS: UKH23
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 737 949.08
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Tiger 7
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stagecoach East Midlands
Lincoln
LN6 3QP
UK
NUTS: UKF3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 010 492.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/06/2025