LS0038 Routes 61/62
August 5, 2025 Deputy Chief Executive and Director for Economy, Infrastructure and Skills (Officer) Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
...to award the 2-year Local Service Bus Contract for Tender LS0038 Routes 61/62 Cannock – Lichfield to Chaserider Buses for £503,268, funded from existing budgets and central government Bus Grant funding, as it was the cheapest option.
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Purpose
To award a Local Service Bus
Contract
Content
To proceed to contract award on a local
service tender. Summary details are as follows:
• Tender LS0038 Routes 61/62 Cannock – Lichfield. Route
62 is an existing tendered bus route, contract expires 31/8/25.
Additional journeys (route 61) have been added to ease issues with
timekeeping and reliability on the route.
• Funding entirely from existing budgets and funded from
central government Bus Grant funding.
• Contract is for 2 years.
• Tender was for 100% price.
• 5 bids were received from Chaserider Buses, LA Travel, West
Midlands travel (t/a National Express WM), Carolean Coaches and
Diamond Bus (East Midlands).
• Chaserider bid was for £503, 268 over 2 years
Alternative options considered
All bids and packages of routes were
considered. The cheapest option is to award based on cheapest
individual price as any packages containing this tender line were
more expensive overall.
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 5 Aug 2025 |