Contract award · 27 Mar 2026

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)

East Sussex County Council awarded “Bus Service 7 (Hastings Rail Station - Queens Road - Baldslow Road…” to East Kent Road Car Company, Limited for £1.26m.

Vehicles & transport equipmentSouth East

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Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
East Sussex County Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£1,257,665
Procedure
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Public-service buses (CPV 34121100)
Timeline
  1. Contract date27 Mar 2026
  2. Published27 Apr 2026Published 31 days after the contract date

Description

Call off from SCC, ESCC and WSCC Public Bus DPS. Contract Length: 3 years plus 3 year potential extension option. Contract Value: £1,257,665 (includes extension) Fare income paid to Council Contract Awarded

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