# Free Fares Saturday / Super Saturdays

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Leicestershire County Council](/buyers/leicestershire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: ARRIVA LIMITED
- Award value: £200,000
- Tender value: £200,000
- Award date: 7 October 2024
- Published: 15 November 2024
- Contract start: 19 October 2024
- Contract end: 30 November 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 362d9496-742b-475d-bd3f-fd87beb2f140-802920
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d4b5d7d2-5dc4-49a5-982e-f886131511d2

## Description

The project offers free travel on bus services within Leicestershire to incentivise ridership on the commercial and supported service networks\. The project will enable the Council to repay bus operators from Bus Service Improvement Plan \(BSIP\) funding received from Government for the revenue that will be foregone by operators through the duration of the free travel offer\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/362d9496-742b-475d-bd3f-fd87beb2f140-802920)