North-South Wales Coach Operator Service (Bangor - Carmarthen)
This is a large award for Transport Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 20,160 valued Transport Services tenders in our corpus.
The Welsh Government (WG) and Transport for Wales (TfW) share a clear ambition to deliver a more accessible, efficient and sustainable transport network across Wales.
Along the west coast of Wales, this includes improving public transport connectivity and encouraging a modal shift away from private car use, in line with the National Transport Delivery Plan and Regional Transport Plans.
A Welsh Transport Appraisal Guidance (WelTAG) Stage 3 appraisal identified the introduction of an express coach service between Bangor and Carmarthen as the preferred intervention to support these objectives.
By reducing the number of intermediate stops, improving journey times and providing a high-quality onboard passenger experience, the service is intended to attract longer-distance travellers, including students, tourists and local residents.
It will also aid future strategic investment in the wider pu…
What the supplier must deliver
The Welsh Government (WG) and Transport
The Welsh Government (WG) and Transport for Wales (TfW) share a clear ambition to deliver a more accessible, efficient and sustainable transport network across Wales.
A Welsh Transport Appraisal Guidance (WelTAG) Stage
A Welsh Transport Appraisal Guidance (WelTAG) Stage 3 appraisal identified the introduction of an express coach service between Bangor and Carmarthen as the preferred intervention to support these objectives.
It will also aid future strategic investment
It will also aid future strategic investment in the wider public transport network and support the delivery of integrated, multimodal travel across Wales.
The contract will appoint one or more
The contract will appoint one or more suitably qualified operators to deliver the express coach service on behalf of Transport for Wales.
The successful operator(s) will be responsible
The successful operator(s) will be responsible for the operation of the service in accordance with the contract specification, including day-to-day service delivery, and compliance with all operational, safety and performance requirements established by Transport for Wales.
Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069f20
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Buyer ref
- 063266-2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.