Award of Supported Bus Services Contract to Thames Valley Buses and Carousel Buses
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of Supported Bus Services Contract to Thames Valley Buses and Carousel Buses
Awarded 05 Apr 2025
Awarded05 Apr 2025
Value£9,260,000.00
RegionSouth East
CategoryTransport & Logistics
Expires in 3y 5mo5y term, 32% elapsed
Awarded 5 Apr 2025Expires 4 Apr 2030
About
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council awarded a contract to Thames Valley Buses Limited and Carousel Buses Ltd.
for supported bus services.
The contract covers six routes: Maidenhead to Henley & Twyford; Maidenhead Town Services; Slough to Eton Wick; Windsor to Ascot (via Sunninghill); Windsor to Maidenhead; and Windsor to Staines.
The Authority allocated up to £1.28 million per annum to supplement the services.
The contract term is 5+3+2 years, with an effective date of early January 2025 and services commencing from April 2025.
The contract value is AUD 9,260,000.
Similar open tenders12
TenderCloses
Local Bus Services Contracts (6 Lots) — 2‑Year Term Starting 28 Feb 2027Transport & Logistics
02 Dec 2026
Council Road-Based Passenger Transport Services Framework – Traditional and Demand-Responsive Bus ServicesTransport & Logistics
28 Nov 2037
Provision of Supported Local Bus (including Kent Karrier) and Home to School Transport Services – Kent County CouncilTransport & Logistics
22 Feb 2029
Halton Borough Council Passenger Transport Services for SEN, Mainstream, Adults and Looked‑After ChildrenTransport & Logistics
30 Sep 2033
Passenger Transport Services DPS for Swindon Borough Council – Bus, Minibus & Taxi for Public, Education and Social CareTransport & Logistics
23 Feb 2029
Home-to-School Client-Assisted Passenger Transport Services – Surrey County CouncilTransport & Logistics
30 Nov 2026
Supported Local Bus (including Kent Karrier) and Home-to-School Transport ServicesTransport & Logistics
31 Dec 2026
Dynamic Purchasing System for Home-to-School, SEND and Specialist Transport — Buckinghamshire Council (2025)Transport & Logistics
23 Feb 2029
Provision of Bus Services in Medway – Dynamic Purchasing System for Route ContractsTransport & Logistics
31 Aug 2029
Windsor Forest Colleges Group — Student Transport Services (Lots 1–5)Transport & Logistics
09 Nov 2026
Specialist Transport Services for Home-to-School and Adult Day Centres – Warrington Borough Council (2025)Transport & Logistics
23 Feb 2029
Windsor Forest Colleges Group Student Transport ServicesTransport & Logistics
09 Nov 2026
Other similar contracts12
Contract and supplierAwarded value
Award of 4 Additional Evening Journeys on Bus Route 850 to Carousel Buses LimitedTransport & LogisticsCarousel Buses Limited
$50,000
Award of Public Bus Services Across Oxfordshire to Multiple OperatorsTransport & LogisticsThe City of Oxford Motor Services, T/A Carousel Buses,,The City of Oxford Motor Services T/A Thames Travel (Wallingford,The City of Oxford Motor Service T/A Oxford Bus Company,Thames Transit Ltd T/A Stagecoach Oxfordshire,Cheltenham and Gloucester Omnibus Company T/A Stagecoach West
$6,169,035
Award of Local Bus Service on A4 Corridor to Carousel by Wokingham Borough CouncilTransport & LogisticsCarousel
$49,980
Addition of Sunday Journeys to 850 Bus Service on A4/A321 CorridorTransport & LogisticsCarousel
$40,000
Award of Local Bus Services Contract for Wokingham Town and Surrounding AreaTransport & LogisticsThames Valley Buses Limited
$2,356,290
Award of Local Bus Service Contract for High Wycombe Routes (SL27T)Transport & LogisticsCarousel Buses Ltd
$79,400
Award of Local Bus Service Contracts in BuckinghamshireTransport & LogisticsRed Rose Travel Ltd,Carousel Buses Ltd
$2,051,000
Award of Local Bus Services Contract for High Wycombe Park & RideTransport & LogisticsCarousel buses Ltd
$400,000
Award of North Buckinghamshire Local Bus Services Contracts to Multiple OperatorsTransport & LogisticsRed Rose Travel Ltd,Langston & Tasker,Z & S Transport Ltd,Z & S Transport Ltd
$2,000,000
Award of Public Service Vehicle Contract for Local Bus Routes to Reading BusesTransport & LogisticsReading Buses
$165,285
Award of Traditional Bus Services with Set Routes and Timetables to Thames Valley Buses LimitedTransport & LogisticsThames Valley Buses Limited
$4,816,380
Award of Home-to-School Transport Services by Buckinghamshire CouncilTransport & LogisticsBucks Minibus Travel t/a Swan Rider
$63,019.46
Unlock the full platform.
7 days free, then £36/GBP per month. Cancel anytime.
What you get
Find
Find transport and logistics tenders in South East in one place.
We monitor central, devolved and local government portals in near real time and update the feed as tenders are published, so you check one place instead of many.
Search by keyword, or describe your workType a keyword, or switch to AI search and say what your business does.
Narrow it downFilter by category, region and area, or view open tenders on a map.
Award of Supported Bus Services Contract to Thames Valley Buses and Carousel Buses
Won by Thames Valley Buses Limited,Carousel Buses Ltd. · The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council
£9.3Mawarded
Alerts
Open tenders like this contract, sent to you.
Tell us what you are looking for and we email you when a matching tender is published.
Set it up your wayUse keywords, a description of your work, a location or a distance from a postcode. Up to 10 alerts.
Instant or dailyGet an email when a match is published, or one summary a day.
GmailGovMarketto you
7:00 am2 new transport and logistics tenders
Local Bus Services Contracts (6 Lots) — 2‑Year Term Starting 28 Feb 2027Transport & Logistics · Closes 2 Dec 2026
Council Road-Based Passenger Transport Services Framework – Traditional and Demand-Responsive Bus ServicesTransport & Logistics · Closes 28 Nov 2037
From your alert: Transport & Logistics
Assess
Size up a tender in minutes.
Before you open a single document, get the requirements, a likely value and who you would be up against.
Requirements from the documentsWho can bid, mandatory criteria, how it is scored, insurance and key dates, each with its source.
Value and competitionAn estimated value from similar awarded contracts, and the suppliers most likely to bid.
Key requirementsFrom 12 documents
Who can bidRegistered commercial cleaners
Mandatory criteriaPolice checks for staff on site
How it is scoredPrice 40%, experience 35%, method 25%
Insurance£20M public liability
Key datesSite visit 14 Oct, closes 28 Oct
Est. value£1.2M – £1.8M
Most likely bidderFacilities firm
Market
Follow this supplier and get alerts when they win again.
Awarded contracts with the supplier and the value, so you can check prices, spot competitors and find work that is coming back to tender.
Supplier and buyer profilesWhat each one has won or awarded, who they work with, and how that is changing.
Contracts ending soonTerms that finish in the next 12 months, which often go back out to tender.
E
Top suppliersEastmere Health ServiceBuyer · 38 contracts
£30.5Mawarded, 12 months
Halvern Facilities8 contracts£12.4M
Orrin Clinical5 contracts£9.1M
Tessel Cleaning Co11 contracts£6.8M
Wexby Linen14 contracts£2.2M
Pipeline
Track your bids from interested to won.
Save a tender in one click and move it through each stage as you work on it.
Work as a teamInvite colleagues so you work from the same list.
Take it with youExport tenders and matches to CSV.
Interested2
Preparing1
Submitted1
Won1
Grounds maintenance panelSaved to your pipeline
InterestedGovBot
Ask a question in plain English.
Find tenders, look up a supplier, or check who won a contract. Just type what you need.
Who wins transport and logistics contracts in South East?
Top suppliers by awarded value
1
2
3
Ask about tenders, suppliers or public bodies
Get started
Get transport and logistics tenders in South East by email.
Find the tender, size it up and track the bid, in one place.
7 days free, then £36/GBP per month
