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Preliminary Market Engagement Provision of Local Bus Services in North East Lincolnshire[E11]

Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, United KingdomNorth East Lincolnshire Borough Council[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
North East Lincolnshire Council is conducting a preliminary market engagement exercise as the Council would like to better understand how the local authority can potentially deliver efficiency savings on existing services while maintain similar levels of service, any barriers which may prevent suppliers from submitting a tender submission in the future and how best to increase passenger numbers while understanding…
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 19 Nov 2025, 13:00 UTC. UTC: 19 Nov 2025, 13:00 UTC.
Published 22 Oct 2025.
Value
Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer
North East Lincolnshire Borough CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]
19 Nov 2025, 13:00 UTC
Value
Not stated
Published[E9]
22 Oct 2025
Procedure[E8]
Other -
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

North East Lincolnshire Council is conducting a preliminary market engagement exercise as the Council would like to better understand how the local authority can potentially deliver efficiency savings on existing services while maintain similar levels of service, any barriers which may prevent suppliers from submitting a tender submission in the future and how best to increase passenger numbers while understanding options to improve the end product for bus passengers.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.[E6]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC

    The deadline (2025-11-19T13:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document c05031f1-b49e-44b3-ab59-2e58eec7e392-869169

Evidence

11 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is North East Lincolnshire Borough Council.

    Document c05031f1-b49e-44b3-ab59-2e58eec7e392-869169, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 60112000 (Public road transport services).

    Document c05031f1-b49e-44b3-ab59-2e58eec7e392-869169, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    “ENG”

    Document c05031f1-b49e-44b3-ab59-2e58eec7e392-869169, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 19 Nov 2025, 13:00 UTC.

    “2025-11-19T13:00:00Z”

    Document c05031f1-b49e-44b3-ab59-2e58eec7e392-869169, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “North East Lincolnshire Council is conducting a preliminary market engagement exercise as the Council would like to better understand how the local authority can potentially deliver efficiency savings on existing services while maintain similar levels of service, any barriers wh…”

    Document c05031f1-b49e-44b3-ab59-2e58eec7e392-869169, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.

    Document c05031f1-b49e-44b3-ab59-2e58eec7e392-869169, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document c05031f1-b49e-44b3-ab59-2e58eec7e392-869169, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The procedure is: Other -.

    Document c05031f1-b49e-44b3-ab59-2e58eec7e392-869169, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The notice was published on 22 Oct 2025.

    “2025-10-22T11:39:11+01:00”

    Document c05031f1-b49e-44b3-ab59-2e58eec7e392-869169, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document c05031f1-b49e-44b3-ab59-2e58eec7e392-869169, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The notice is titled "Preliminary Market Engagement Provision of Local Bus Services in North East Lincolnshire".

    Document c05031f1-b49e-44b3-ab59-2e58eec7e392-869169, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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