AwardedAwarded 1 August 2026

DPS for the Provision of Bus & Taxi Services

Carmarthenshire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Carmarthenshire County Council awarded transport work to Chris Cars, Ffoshelig Coaches Limited and M Hayward & Daughter (South Wales) Ltd and 11 others on 1 August 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

*****This is a Contract Award Notice for DPS Bus and Taxi Services***** *****This is NOT an Invitation to Tender***** Award from the DPS for Bus and Taxi Services for Carmarthenshire County Council from 1st April 2026 to 30th June 2026.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Chris Cars (SME)£560,264
Chris Cars (SME)£202,088
Ffoshelig Coaches Limited (SME)£257,400
Chris Cars (SME)£542,519
Chris Cars (SME)£508,394
Ffoshelig Coaches Limited (SME)£263,250
M Hayward & Daughter (South Wales) Ltd (SME)£627,900
Davies Coaches LTD (SME)£256,230
Davies Coaches LTD (SME)£256,230
Davies Coaches LTD (SME)£245,700
Castle Garage Ltd (SME)£170,299
Chris Cars (SME)£190,125
Chris Cars (SME)£255,938
Chris Cars (SME)£217,883
Francis Mini Travel Ltd (SME)£146,250
Chris Cars (SME)£590,294
1ST Choice Transport Ltd (SME)£281,970
1ST Choice Transport Ltd (SME)£255,060
Davies Coaches LTD (SME)£245,700
1ST Choice Transport Ltd (SME)£281,970
Gwynne Price Transport Ltd (SME)£272,025
Gwynne Price Transport Ltd (SME)£263,250
1ST Choice Transport Ltd (SME)£246,870
Gwynne Price Transport Ltd (SME)£614,250
Gwynne Price Transport Ltd (SME)£239,850
1ST Choice Transport Ltd (SME)£253,890
1ST Choice Transport Ltd (SME)£252,720
Lewis Rhydlewis£152,100
Francis Mini Travel Ltd (SME)£146,250
Easybus Carmarthenshire Ltd (SME)£354,900
Gwynne Price Transport Ltd (SME)£163,800
Tirydail Taxis LTD (SME)£443,625
Davies Coaches LTD (SME)£162,630
Castle Garage Ltd (SME)£178,489
Castle Garage Ltd (SME)£190,189
Wayne's Minibus Travel (SME)£273,000
Castle Garage Ltd (SME)£171,469
Castle Garage Ltd (SME)£190,189
Davies Coaches LTD (SME)£221,715
Davies Coaches LTD (SME)£275,094
Castle Garage Ltd (SME)£134,733
2 Impress Travel (SME)£117,000
Malcolm Bevan Coaches (SME)£128,700

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

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice 073473-2026

Last time this was bought

DPS for the Provision of Bus & Taxi Services

Won by
Davies Coaches LTD
Awarded
31 March 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Bids
3

Matched on Carmarthenshire County Council, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Procurements

93

Awards

51

Suppliers it has used most for transport

  • Davies Coaches LTD2 contracts
  • 007 Diggers Ltd1 contract
  • 1ST Choice Transport Ltd1 contract
  • 2 Impress Travel1 contract
  • A&C Aggregates1 contract

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From notice 073473-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 4 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.