Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd6-c39b-7101-9020-380f575441d5/award-of-re-tender-ceredigion-public-minibus-saturday-service-dyfarnu-ail-d awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Award of RE TENDER: Ceredigion - Public Minibus Saturday Service / Dyfarnu AIL-DENDR: Ceredigion - Gwasanaeth Bws Mini Cyhoeddus Dydd Sadwrn [Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cyngor-sir-ceredigion-county-council) Open field Pays 94% within 30 days Estimated value £1 Published 22 May 2026 Deadline Closed 23 Mar 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Ceredigion County Council is awarding a contract for the introduction of a Saturday service on an existing bus route that currently operates Monday to Friday. This requirement followed an unsuccessful attempt to secure a Saturday service during the previous tender process. Contracts to commence on 25th of July 2026 until 31 August 2027 with an option to extend for a period of one year. The contract has an annual value of £26,000, with a total potential value, including extensions, of £56,500. Mae Cyngor Sir Ceredigion yn dyfarnu contract ar gyfer cyflwyno gwasanaeth dydd Sadwrn ar lwybr bws presennol sy’n gweithredu o ddydd Llun i ddydd Gwener. Dilynodd y gofyniad hwn ymgais aflwyddiannus i sicrhau gwasanaeth dydd Sadwrn yn ystod y broses dendro flaenorol. Bydd y contract yn cychwyn ar 25 Gorffennaf 2026 hyd at 31 Awst 2027, gyda’r opsiwn i’w ymestyn am gyfnod o un flwyddyn. Mae gan y contract werth blynyddol o £26,000, gyda chyfanswm gwerth posibl, gan gynnwys estyniadau, sef £56,500. ## CPV classification Public road transport services Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver Special-purpose road passenger-transport services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-065ce6-2026-05-22T14:56:43+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-065ce6-2026-05-22T14:56:43+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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