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1a, 1c and 1d Bus Services

Awarded to Newbury & District Ltd

West Berkshire Council(buyer)

Published
Published 30 October 2025
Deadline
Closed 24 November 2025

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Overview

West Berkshire Council awarded a contract to Newbury & District Ltd for £1,195,289.68 on 17 December 2025 to operate local bus services 1a, 1c, and 1d. Services 1a and 1c run Monday to Saturday as hourly services between Newbury Wharf and West Berkshire Hospital, while service 1d follows the same route to the hospital then continues to Thatcham Broadway. The contract is now in delivery.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£1,300,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
30 October 2025
Questions by
20 November 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Buses and coachesPublic-service busesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)Road transport servicesPublic road transport services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£1,195,290
Award date
17 December 2025
Contract period
2 February 2026 → 2 September 2029
Contract length
3 years 7 months
Could run to
2 September 2032
Against estimate
8% below
Bids received
2
Winner
  • Newbury & District Ltd

This contract ends on 2 September 2029, or 2 September 2032 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

Newbury & District Ltd

Based in
Reading
Public contracts won
4
Across UK and EU notices

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

2

2 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation drew a median of 2 bids over the last 24 months; 37% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 60% · Quality 40%

  • Price60%
  • Quality30%
  • Social value10%

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Market context

Typical award in Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

£150,000

Median of 5,054 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 8.0× the median.

West Berkshire Council in the last 12 months

14

contracts awarded, worth £152,193,119 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    15 July 2026

  2. Contract

    17 December 2025

  3. Contract Notice

    30 October 2025

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