In deliveryUnited Kingdom
Award of 9 De Minimis public transport subsidy contracts to Arriva
- Published
- Published 21 October 2025
Overview
Award of 9 De Minimis public transport subsidy contracts to Arriva:
Service Number, Name and Contract Value
8 Hinckley - Lutterworth £162,085.00 p.a.
11 Coalville - Agar Nook £17,741.00 p.a.
12 Coalville - Whitwick £17,741.00 p.a.
15 Coalville - Ibstock £83,494.00 p.a.
27/28 Leicester - Ratby £49,259.00 p.a.
29/29S Leicester-Swad/Coalville - Swad £26,647.00 p.a.
84 Leicester - Lutterworth £38,940.00 p.a.
X84 Rugby - Lutterworth - Leicester £61,165.00 p.a.
153 Leicester - Market Bosworth £36,240.00 p.a.
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.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Procedure
- Direct
- Published
- 21 October 2025
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £493,312
- Award date
- 20 October 2025
- Contract period
- 30 October 2025 → 25 August 2026
- ARRIVA MIDLANDS LIMITED
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
4 November 2025
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21 October 2025
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Contracting authority
Leicestershire County Council
BuyerLeicester, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PNHT-9235-VXDV
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