Sector · UK public sector
Tenders in Public-service buses
Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Public-service buses. 19 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
19
awards tracked
£17.6m
total contract value
£927k
average award size
0%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Public-service buses
B26051 - Bus Service 51: Heathfield - Tunbridge Wells
Awarded to East Kent Road Car Company Limited on 30 Mar 2026 · East Sussex County Council
£1.2m
B26098B - Bus Service 98: Hastings - Pebsham - Bexhill
Awarded to East Kent Road Car Company on 30 Mar 2026 · East Sussex County Council
£751k
B26053 (option 2) Bus Service 53: Eastbourne - Hailsham - Ninfield - Bexhill
Awarded to East Kent Road Car Company Limited on 29 Mar 2026 · East Sussex County Council
£160k
B26095 - Bus Service 95: Hastings Conquest Hospital - Battle - Ninfield - Bexhill - Little Common
Awarded to East Kent Road Car Company Limited on 27 Mar 2026 · East Sussex County Council
£2.2m
B26007 - Bus Service 7 (Hastings Rail Station - Queens Road - Baldslow Road - Thanet Way - Park Crescent) 27 (Hastings Rail Station - Priory Avenue - Linton Avenue - Queens Road - Harold Place) and 347 (Pett - Guestling Green (Primary School) - Guestling - Ore -Hastings, Priory Meadow - Hastings Rail Station - Fairlight)
Awarded to East Kent Road Car Company Limited on 27 Mar 2026 · East Sussex County Council
£1.3m
B26349 Bus Service 349: Hastings - Sedlescombe - Bodiam - Sandhurst - Hawkhurst
Awarded to East Kent Road Car Company Limited on 27 Mar 2026 · East Sussex County Council
£2m
B26001B - Bus Service 1B: Hailsham - Langney - Eastbourne town centre
Awarded to East Kent Road Car Company limited on 27 Mar 2026 · East Sussex County Council
£632k
B26323 - Bus Service 323: Hastings Conquest Hospital - Elphinstone Road - Hastings Station
Awarded to East Kent Road Car Company on 27 Mar 2026 · East Sussex County Council
£760k
B26313 - Bus Service 312 (Rye - Wittersham - Tenterden) 313 (Rye Harbour - Rye - Peasmarsh - Beckley - Northiam) 313A (Rye Harbour - Rye - Udimore - Broad Oak - Northiam) and 329 (Northiam - Broad Oak - Westfield - Conquest Hospital -Hastings)
Awarded to East Kent Road Car Company Limited on 27 Mar 2026 · East Sussex County Council
£1.6m
B361066C Bus Service 1066: Hastings - Battle, Claverham College (Schooldays only)
Awarded to East Kent Road Car Company Limited on 19 Mar 2026 · East Sussex County Council
£455k
B361066B - Bus Service 1066: Hastings - Battle - Robertsbridge - Hawkhurst - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells (Sundays plus Bank Holidays)
Awarded to East Kent Road Car Company Limited on 19 Mar 2026 · East Sussex County Council
£250k
B361066A Bus Service 1066: Hastings - Battle - Robertsbridge - Flimwell - Hawkhurst - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells
Awarded to East Kent Road Car Company Limited on 19 Mar 2026 · East Sussex County Council
£2.9m
Sector pulse
Who procures in Public-service buses, and where the value sits
Public-service buses accounts for 19 tracked awards worth £17.6m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £927k. Public-service buses is procured mainly by East Sussex County Council. The biggest spender is East Sussex County Council, with 19 awards totalling £17.6m. Geographically the work is concentrated heavily in South East. Only 0% of awards go to SMBs, so this category is dominated by larger suppliers.
Who is buying in Public-service buses
Biggest single award
£2.9m
B361066A Bus Service 1066: Hastings - Battle - Robertsbridge - Flimwell - Hawkhurst - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells
Won by East Kent Road Car Company Limited on 19 Mar 2026
Busiest month
Mar 26
19 awards published, totalling £17.6m.
Where the awards land
- South East100%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
East Kent Road Car Company Limited
10 awards · £12.1m total
East Kent Road Car Company
3 awards · £1.8m total
BRIGHTON & HOVE BUS AND COACH COMPANY LIMITED
3 awards · £722k total
Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
1 award · £1.5m total
Autocar Bus and Coach Service Ltd
1 award · £767k total
East Kent Road Car Company limited
1 award · £632k total
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