Expired contract

Provision of New Routes as part of the Bus Service Improvement Plan

Details

Buyer: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Supplier(s): Travel Assist Services Ltd, Vision Bus Ltd
Value: £3,000,000
Duration: 1 year
Published: 12 March 2025
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

Timeline

Completed: Award published12 March 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date2 May 2025
Completed: Contract expiry date1 May 2026

About the buyer

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council buys as a local authority, advertising tender opportunities through The Chest, the North West's shared procurement portal. The portal was set up with funding from the North West Centre of Excellence to connect regional buyers and suppliers. Registration on the Suppliers' Area is free and brings email alerts on matching opportunities. Suppliers already signed up to ProContract elsewhere in the region do not need to register again. Higher-value contracts also appear nationally on Find a Tender. The Chest carries the council's contracts register, showing which suppliers currently hold agreements.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and architectural and engineering services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council.gov