Line 4 Bus Service (Sep 26 - Aug 27)

Authority: University of Exeter (Education)·On behalf of: Devon County Council

Direct award

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: South West (UKK43)

Awarded value£312,022published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Stagecoach (Devon) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Line 4 Bus Service (September 26 - August 27)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

34121100 Public-service buses 63515000 Travel services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Aug 2026, 09:54 BST
Last source update: 29 Oct 2026, 16:05 GMT
Authority reference: UE288895
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-102813
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South West (UKK43)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06da9f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: DCC ran the original procurement and are contracted with Stagecoach, which is the reason we are subsidising the existing Stagecoach route rather than running a separate procurement.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2026

Transparency notice published
4 Aug 2026, 09:54 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
4 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
29 Oct 2026, 16:05 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £312,0221 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Stagecoach (Devon) Ltd30 Aug 2026 – 29 Aug 2027 · up to 29 Aug 2028Extensions: This agreement is set up on a rolling basis and is reviewed annually. This notice is to cover 2-years.	£312,022	4 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Stagecoach (Devon) Ltd
Signed
30 Aug 2026
Value
£85,649
Period
30 Aug 2026 – 29 Aug 2027 · up to 29 Aug 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
By mutual agreement between parties in writing at least one month prior to the contract period expiry.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000653 · GB-PPON: PZYG-2396-XCRZ Northcote House, Queens Drive, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QJContact email

Other public bodies

Devon County CouncilProcuring entityDCC ran the original procurement to contract with Stagecoach, which is why we are subsidising the existing service instead of running a separate procurement.GB-PPON: PJRC-4623-RJBH Exeter,, South WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

STAGECOACH DEVON LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03142135GB-PPON: PZRR-7341-HMWP One Stockport Exchange, Stockport, North West, SK1 3SWContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender29 Oct 2026, 16:05 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender4 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender4 Aug 2026, 09:54 BST