Bus operators are being invited to bid for tendors to operate new and extended services across Stoke-on-Trent.

The first phase of tenders being advertised are proposed to enhance and introduce the following routes until 31 March 2026:

• Service 6 (City Centre - Longton)
• Service 8 (Ball Green - Norton – Smallthorne – City Centre)
• Service 11 (Longton – Bentilee – City Centre)
• Service 23 (Blurton - Stoke - City Centre or Newstead – Blurton – Stoke – City Centre)
• Service 26 (Bentilee – Berry Hill - City Centre or Park Hall – Bentilee – Berry Hill – City Centre)
• Service 36 (Meir – Longton – City Centre – Burslem – Tunstall – Kidsgrove)
• Service 36A (Meir Park – Longton – City Centre – Burslem – Tunstall Kidsgrove)
• Service 50 (Longton – Pool Dole (Fenton) – City Centre or Lightwood – Longton – Pool Dole (Fenton) – City Centre)

Bus operators are being invited to bid for tendors to operate new and extended services (Nub News).

Councillor Jane Ashworth, leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, said: "We are committed to improving our local transport network as part of our vision of making the city a healthier, wealthier, safer, greener, cleaner and fairer place for all who live and work here.

"We want to work with the bus companies to introduce additional journeys which run more frequently and operate at the weekends. This will help to open up key employment sites and make it easier for everyone – from students to pensioners – to use public transport. We ultimately want to increase the number of people using public transport and make it as easy as possible to travel around the city.

"These tender opportunities are the very first step in getting these bus service enhancements in place and I would encourage all of the local bus companies to submit a bid. I am really looking forward to announcing the successful tenders later this year."

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