Awarded contract

TrawsCymru T4 Bus Operator Services

Details

Supplier(s)
Celtic Travel (Llanidloes) Ltd
Value
£13,606,546
Topic
Public road transport services
Published
26 May 2026

Tender description

TrawsCymru T4 Route Bus Operator Services for Transport for Wales. Please refer to the Statement of Requirements for full description of the services. Lot 1: Lot 1 – 3 x Brecon based vehicle workings Please refer to the Statement of requirements within Volume 4 of the tender documentation. Lot 2: Lot 2 – 1 x Newtown based vehicle working Please refer to the Statement of requirements within Volume 4 of the tender documentation Lot 3: Lot 3 – 2 x Brecon based vehicle workings (Sunday) 1 additional PVR, British Summer time only. Please refer to the Statement of Requirements within Volume 4 of the tender documentation. Lot 4: Lot 4 – 1 x Newtown based vehicle working (Sunday) Please refer to the Statement of Requirements within Volume 4 of the tender documentation

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date19 November 2025
  2. Completed: Award published26 May 2026
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About the buyer

Transport for Wales runs and develops the country's rail, bus and active travel networks, buying as a central body with its own procurement and supply chain team. Every tender is advertised on Sell2Wales, the Welsh government's open tendering portal, where registration is free for suppliers. Above-threshold opportunities are also published on the UK government's Find a Tender Service. A dedicated procurement portal now carries every new tender opportunity. Pipeline notices and preliminary market engagement notices give suppliers early sight of contracts still to come. Procurement decisions follow the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2024.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Transport for Wales's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 60112000 · Public road transport services

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