Bus Grant - Bus Services 2026-2029
June 15, 2026 Director of Bus Operations (Officer) Key decision 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
Director of Bus Operations approved expenditure of up to £8,407,469 for bus service contracts from July 2026 to April 2029. This decision was made on 15/06/2026. The approved contracts include routes operated by The Big Lemon, Abus, First, and Eurocoaches.
Director of Bus Operations approved expenditure of up to £511,307 for bus service contracts from July 2026 to April 2029. This decision was made on 24/07/2026. The approved contract is for route 40 operated by Stagecoach.
Director of Finance, Investment and Commercial approved a loan payment of £2.0m to Bristol Temple Quarter Limited Liability Partnership on 30/06/2026, bringing the total loan to £6.5m. This payment is for masterplanning, feasibility work, and professional teams for the regeneration area.
Head of Infrastructure Directorate Planning awarded a contract to Atkins Realis for £50,000 + VAT on 06/07/2026 to progress lessons learnt on CRSTS.
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. These funds are from the City Regions Sustainable Transport Settlement capital funding.
Executive Director of Transport awarded a contract variation of £677,364.93 to Network Rail on 08/07/2026 for the Metrowest Phase 2 project. This variation is for the Engineering Stage 4 Refresh Development Services Agreement for North Filton and Henbury stations.
Executive Director of Transport approved the award of a contract for £350,075.49 to OVE Arup & Partners Ltd on 08/07/2026. This contract is to provide technical support for the development and delivery of the West of England Transport Strategy 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 on 10/07/2026. These grants are for Phase 2 of the Youth Guarantee Data Project.
Director of Place approved the direct award of a contract to KPMG United Kingdom Limited for £350,000 on 27/07/2026. This contract is for specialist advisory services to support the Small Sites Aggregator Pathfinder Programme.
Director of Operations and Delivery awarded a contract to Ramboll UK Limited on 26/05/2026 to deliver the South West Solar Carport Project.
Executive Director of Transport approved the Feasibility and Development Application for the Mass Transit project on 08/07/2026. This approval includes a refresh of the Strategic Outline Business Case and preparation of an Outline Business Case for an early delivery or proof of concept, with a spend profile of £2,733,963.
Full council record
Decision
To approve expenditure of up to £8,407,469 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
100
Bath - Timsbury - Farmborough - Bishop Sutton - Chew Valley - Bristol
The Big Lemon
101
Bishop Sutton - Chew Magna - Paulton - Midsomer Norton - Radstock
Abus
522
Brislington Park and Ride to Odd Down Park and Ride
First
104 (Y2C/918)
Cribbs Causeway to Yate (including Severn Beach to Castle School journeys)
Eurocoaches
Y8
Yate - Hawkesbury Upton - Wotton-under-Edge - Charfield - Wickwar - Yate Station - Yate
Eurocoaches
525
Yate - Emersons Green
via Pucklechurch, Westerleigh
Eurocoaches
25
Southville to Eastgate Centre via Bristol City Centre
First
534
SGS College - Fishponds
via Emersons Green and Longwell Green
Eurocoaches
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
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 15 Jun 2026 |