(23 Mar 2016, 11:22 am)palatine3833 wrote The contract which Arriva had was due to expire next year apparently, but due to costs and the fact the buses can be utilised elsewhere, the contract was surrendered; hence, the short period for this upcoming tender.

But Arriva wouldn't exactly be short of buses on an evening? Plenty of Solos and E200s will be sat in the depot.

It's unusual for mutual agreement to be reached to end a contract early, or at least without penalty. Is it perhaps a case that Arriva's bid for the work wasn't breaking even, and they've not been able to make any financial progress from it?