Bus Grant - Bus Services 2026-2029

June 15, 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 £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

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
Bus Grant - Bus Services 2026-2029.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
Mass Transit Feasibility and Development Application.pdf
127 Technical support for the West of England Transport Strategy 2026_July 2026_Executive Director o.pdf
South West Solar Carports Project.pdf
South West Solar Carports Project.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
Mass Transit Feasibility and Development Application.pdf
Bus Grant - Bus Services 2026-2029.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 date15 Jun 2026