Bus Grant - Bus Services July 2026 - July 2029

July 24, 2026 Director of Bus Operations (Officer) Key decision Approved View on council website

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Summary

Director of Bus Operations approved expenditure of up to £511,307 to fund bus service 40, operated by Stagecoach on the Avonmouth to Cribbs Causeway route, from July 2026 to April 2029. This decision was made on 24/07/2026.

Director of Finance, Investment and Commercial approved a loan payment of £2.0m to Bristol Temple Quarter Limited Liability Partnership on 30 June 2026, bringing the total loan to £6.5m.

Head of Infrastructure Directorate Planning awarded a contract to Atkins Realis for £50,000 plus VAT to progress lessons learnt on CRSTS on 06/07/2026.

Executive Director of Transport approved the drawdown of £1,612,000 for the Bath Walking & Wheeling Cycling links project and £495,000 for the Somer Valley Links project on 08/07/2026.

Executive Director of Transport awarded a contract variation of £677,364.93 to Network Rail for Metrowest Phase 2 on 08/07/2026.

Executive Director of Transport approved a contract award of £350,075.49 to OVE Arup & Partners Ltd for technical support for the West of England Transport Strategy on 08/07/2026.

Director of Delivery & Operations approved grant awards of up to £91,800 to Bath & North East Somerset Council and up to £176,400 to South Gloucestershire Council for the Youth Guarantee Data Project on 10/07/2026.

Director of Place approved the direct award of a contract to KPMG United Kingdom Limited for £350,000 for advisory services for the Small Sites Aggregator Pathfinder Programme on 27/07/2026.

Full council record

Decision

To approve expenditure of up to £511,307 from the Bus Grant Network & Services 2026-2029 allocation to fund the following bus service contracts for the period of July 2026 to April 2029:

Bus Service

Route

Operator

40

Avonmouth - Cribbs Causeway

Stagecoach

The allocation of funding for Network and Services initiatives was approved at the West of England Combined Authority Committee on the 30th January 2026. 

Supporting Documents

121 MetroWest Phase 2_DSA_ES4 Refresh_Variation 1_July 2026_Executive Director of Transport.pdf
Youth Guarantee Data Project Grant Funding - UA Delivery.pdf
Youth Guarantee Data Project Grant Funding - UA Delivery.pdf
117 Bristol Temple Quarter_June 2026_ODN.pdf
ODN Bus Services July 2026 - April 2029.pdf
119 ODN CRSTS Lessons Learnt next steps June 2026.pdf
117 Bristol Temple Quarter_June 2026_ODN.pdf
CRSTS Re-baseline Somer Valley Links and Bath Walking Wheeling and Cycling Links.pdf
Youth Guarantee Data Project Grant Funding - UA Delivery.pdf
CRSTS Re-baseline Somer Valley Links and Bath Walking Wheeling and Cycling Links.pdf
119 ODN CRSTS Lessons Learnt next steps June 2026.pdf
121 MetroWest Phase 2_DSA_ES4 Refresh_Variation 1_July 2026_Executive Director of Transport.pdf
127 Technical support for the West of England Transport Strategy 2026_July 2026_Executive Director o.pdf
127 Technical support for the West of England Transport Strategy 2026_July 2026_Executive Director o.pdf
Youth Guarantee Data Project Grant Funding - UA Delivery.pdf
ODN Bus Services July 2026 - April 2029.pdf
ODN - Small Sites Aggregator Financial and Commercial Advisor.pdf
121 MetroWest Phase 2_DSA_ES4 Refresh_Variation 1_July 2026_Executive Director of Transport.pdf
127 Technical support for the West of England Transport Strategy 2026_July 2026_Executive Director o.pdf
ODN - Small Sites Aggregator Financial and Commercial Advisor.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date24 Jul 2026