Bus 375 Service
Awarded to Central Connect Services
Thurrock Council(buyer)
- Published
- Published 16 June 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 21 July 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
- Thurrock CouncilBuyer
4 live opportunities · 39 awarded contracts
Grays, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PMHW-1723-WDCD
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- Published
- 16 June 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Award date
- 12 August 2026
- Contract period
- 7 November 2026 → 31 March 2029
- Contract length
- 2 years 5 months
- Could run to
- 31 March 2030
- Bids received
- 2
- Central Connect Services
This contract ends on 31 March 2029, or 31 March 2030 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
Central Connect Services
- Based in
- Nottingham
- Public contracts won
- 6
- Across UK and EU notices
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
2
2 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Transport services (excl. Waste transport) drew a median of 11 bids over the last 24 months; 9% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 60% · Quality 40%
- Quality Questions40%
- Price60%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
£49,932
Median of 11,684 awards in the last 24 months
Thurrock Council in the last 12 months
31
contracts awarded, worth £21,636,722 in total
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
13 August 2026
Contract Notice
16 June 2026
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