I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information.
I would greatly appreciate if you could you provide, for each current contract under which this authority funds the operation of local bus services, the following:
The name of the operator / contracting entity.
The contract commencement date and length of contract.
Details of any extension options, including:
a. whether the contract contains an extension provision;
b. the length of each possible extension; and
c. the latest possible expiry date if all extensions were exercised.
The total amount of funding paid by this authority under each contract in the 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years, or, if that is not available, the most recent 12-month period held in recorded form.
Whether the operator is entitled to retain farebox revenue under the contract and, if so:
a. whether all or part of fare revenue is retained by the operator;
b. if part is retained what proportion;
For each supported fixed-route service operated under the contract:
route/service number or identifier;
passenger numbers for the most recent full financial year or other full 12-month period if available;
subsidy per passenger for the same period if available;
How was the contract procured? For example on a direct award, DPS, open tender of other framework
If any part of this information is already published, please provide links to the relevant documents.
If any information is withheld, please:
disclose the remainder;
identify each redaction or withheld item clearly;
specify the exemption relied upon; and
explain briefly why that exemption applies.