Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be3-10f1-7017-8daa-f2ad5eb7d75b/bus-service-enhancements-phase-4-s094 awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Bus Service Enhancements (Phase 4) - S094 [Stoke on Trent City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/stoke-on-trent-city-council) Estimated value £3,186,599 Published 17 Sept 2026 Deadline Closed 31 Jul 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Split into 27 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - 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 Stoke on Trent City Council wish to appoint contractors to provide additional bus services to enhance the existing bus network by increasing the frequency, hours of operation and introducing weekend services across the existing commercial network ## CPV classification Public road transport services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06c1f0-2026-09-17T13:32:44+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06c1f0-2026-09-17T13:32:44+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. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Stoke on Trent City Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/stoke-on-trent-city-council) [Sector More Transport services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/transport-services) ## More tenders like this [Batch 00012 Provision and Operation of Tram Replacement Bus Services - South Yorkshire Supertram Network · South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · 10 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-608e-73c8-99b6-d248ae4e3a21/batch-00012-provision-and-operation-of-tram-replacement-bus-services-south-yor) [Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) · East Sussex County Council · 2 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13f8a-8adb-72e8-9a8b-db32496ddfe4/taxi-and-mpv-1-8-seats-taxi-and-mpv-1-8-seats) [Road transport services – Izvajanje prevozov osnovnošolskih otrok v Občini Dravograd od 1. 12. 2026 do 24. 6. 2027 · Občina Dravograd · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-05a6-728a-897c-46739c23f551/slovenia-road-transport-services-izvajanje-prevozov-osnovnosolskih-otrok-v-o) [Special-purpose road passenger-transport services – Извършване на специализиран автобусен превоз на работници и служители на “АЕЦ Козлодуй” ЕАД · АЕЦ КОЗЛОДУЙ ЕАД · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-8d6e-715b-9cd1-1f387b8b8069/bulgaria-special-purpose-road-passenger-transport-services-izviersvane-na-spe) [Public road transport services – Διακήρυξη Ανοικτού Δημόσιου Διαγωνισμού για την ανάθεση του αποκλειστικού δικαιώματος εκτέλεσης δημόσιων τακτικών \[υπεραστικών\] οδικών μεταφορών επιβατών με λεωφορεία στην Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου με σύμβαση παραχώρησης δημόσιας υπηρεσίας σύμφωνα με τον Κανονισμό 1370/2007 ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΥΠΟΔΟΜΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΩΝ 32 days left 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-6707-706a-937f-c19245bebd8f/greece-public-road-transport-services-diakiriksi-anoiktou-dimosioy-diaghonismo) [Special-purpose road passenger-transport services – Servicio de transporte adaptado. · Fundación Uliazpi - Fundación Uliazpi · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2c7a-70d7-b42b-166262cc17ac/spain-special-purpose-road-passenger-transport-services-servicio-de-transpor)