Expired contract

Bus Grant Fares & Ticketing - Fare Offer Initiatives 2026 - First Bus

Details

Buyer: West of England Combined Authority
Supplier(s): First Somerset and Avon
Value: £472,138.4
Duration: 6 months
Topic: Public road transport services
Published: 2 April 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

This contract will cover the Kids Go Free (Easter Holidays), Care Leavers and Youth Guarantee Fare Offer schemes with this supplier ## Contract award Title: Bus Grant Fares & Ticketing - Fare Offer Initiatives 2026 - First Bus

Timeline

Completed: Award date25 March 2026
Completed: Award published2 April 2026
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date30 September 2026

About the buyer

West of England Combined Authority is a regional Local authority covering Bristol, Bath and South Gloucestershire, led by a directly elected mayor. The Combined Authority has published its own Commercial Strategy and Procurement Policy setting out how it buys. Regional transport, skills and economic development programmes each commission through this single system. Suppliers of all sizes are sought, with sustainability built into supply chain requirements.

Over the past 5 years, most of the West of England Combined Authority's contract awards have been in business services, architectural and engineering services, and research and development.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-of-england-combined-authority.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-of-england-combined-authority.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-of-england-combined-authority.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-of-england-combined-authority.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-of-england-combined-authority.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-of-england-combined-authority.gov