Awarded contract

De Min for Kinch 2 and Kinch 3

Details

Value
£383,933
Duration
2 years
Published
7 September 2026

Tender description

This is exempt under the Procurement Act, as De Minimis transport contracts are exempt from competitive tendering requirements under the Transport Regulations 2023. To continue De Minimis support for local bus services Kinch 2 and Kinch 3. The agreement will be for 2 years with an agreed reduction by operator in year 2. Route: Kinch 2: Loughborough - Sileby, including extension to include Great Central Railway-Windmill Road, Mon - Sun service Kinch 3: Loughborough Baxter Gate & Tynedale Road, Mon - Sat service

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date14 July 2026
  2. Completed: Award published7 September 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date16 July 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Leicestershire County Council buys as a local authority. Some contracts also run through frameworks set up by outside bodies, including ESPO, and suppliers apply to join those directly. The council itself trades nationally as ESPO, running framework agreements for public bodies nationwide. A two-year procurement plan on the council's open data site lists contracts still to come.

Over the past 5 years, most of Leicestershire County Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and architectural and engineering services.

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