# B26256 - Bus Service 256: Wadhurst - Lamberhurst - Bells Yew Green - Tunbridge Wells

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [East Sussex County Council](/buyers/east-sussex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Autocar Bus and Coach Service Ltd
- Award value: £767,482
- Tender value: £767,482
- Award date: 16 March 2026
- Published: 27 April 2026
- Contract start: 12 April 2026
- Contract end: 7 April 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0dd5a792-fd21-4417-ae73-9d73150a49a8-894826
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7e45d588-a6c2-4199-be80-534d4a83fd6d

## Description

Call off from SCC, ESCC and WSCC Public Bus DPS\. Contract Length: 3 years plus 3 year potential extension option\. Contract Value: £767,482 \(includes extension\) Subject to RPIX Fare income retained by operator Contract Awarded

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0dd5a792-fd21-4417-ae73-9d73150a49a8-894826)