Who Won It

Contract award · 19 Aug 2025

Purchase of 7 coach built low floor wheelchair accessible minibuses

Bath and North East Somerset Council awarded “Purchase of 7 coach built low floor wheelchair accessible minibuses” to Mellor Bus Ltd for £913k.

No competitionVehicles & transport equipmentSouth West

BuyerBath and North East Somerset Council
Value £913k
WinnerMellor Bus Ltd SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Bath and North East Somerset Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Mellor Bus Ltd SME
Value
£912,750
Procedure
Direct award
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Low-floor buses (CPV 34121400)
Region
South West
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Timeline
  1. Contract date19 Aug 2025
  2. Published3 Oct 2025Published 45 days after the contract date

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Purchase of 7 coach built low floor wheelchair accessible minibuses

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