AwardedAwarded 4 November 2025

Award of 9 De Minimis public transport subsidy contracts to Arriva

Leicestershire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Leicestershire County Council awarded transport work to Arriva Midlands Limited on 4 November 2025.

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What the notice says

Award of 9 De Minimis public transport subsidy contracts to Arriva: Service Number, Name and Contract Value 8 Hinckley - Lutterworth £162,085.00 p.a. 11 Coalville - Agar Nook £17,741.00 p.a. 12 Coalville - Whitwick £17,741.00 p.a. 15 Coalville - Ibstock £83,494.00 p.a. 27/28 Leicester - Ratby £49,259.00 p.a. 29/29S Leicester-Swad/Coalville - Swad £26,647.00 p.a. 84 Leicester - Lutterworth £38,940.00 p.a. X84 Rugby - Lutterworth - Leicester £61,165.00 p.a. 153 Leicester - Market Bosworth £36,240.00 p.a. These contracts are exempt from the Procurement Act 2023 regulations as they are awarded on a De Minimis basis as provided for under the Transport Act and Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004. Local authorities or Passenger Transport Authorities/Executives with forecast expenditure on bus service subsidies in any one year of £600,000 or more will be able to spend up to 25% of this on de minimis contracts; within this 25% there is no limit on the expenditure in any year with any single operator.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Arriva Midlands Limited£493,312
Awarded 21 October 2025
5 November 2025 to 25 August 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 067242-2025
  2. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 070950-2025

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From notice 067242-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 21 October 2025, last updated 4 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.