Quick answer — Transport Service Solutions trading as Cheshire East Borough CouncilLast refreshed 26 Sept 2016

At a glance

Transport Service Solutions trading as Cheshire East Borough Council has awarded £21.2m across 113 suppliers.

Why: Top supplier share 56% · 0 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 18% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration56%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share18%
Pipeline · open now0
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Transport Service Solutions trading as Cheshire East Borough Council is a contracting authority, based in United Kingdom. Tracks 26 published notices and 26 awards on PublicSupply.

26
Notices published
26
Awards
113
Suppliers engaged
2016
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£0
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
YoY change
£51k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Transport Service Solutions trading as Cheshire East Borough Council — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

0

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified26 · £22.2m

Instrument type

contract26 · £22.2m
Source:Contracts Finder: 26

Awarded contracts · 0 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Transport Service Solutions trading as Cheshire East Borough Council is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Tender Phase 9, 2016 - LOCAL BUS TRANSPORT (OJEU)Lot 1 (N50001) - Eric W Bowers Ltd t/a High Peak Buses60100000£11.9m26 Sept 2016active
Invitation to Quote 23, 2016 - Local Bus (06.10.2016)60100000£0active
Invitation to Quote 20, 2016 - Transport Services (NON OJEU)Lot 1 (N51875) - Wilmslow Cab Co60000000£23k04 Sept 2016active
Invitation to Quote 20, 2016 - Transport Services (NON OJEU)Lot 2 (N55952) - Wilmslow Cab Co60000000£23k04 Sept 2016active
Invitation to Quote 20, 2016 - Transport Services (NON OJEU)Lot 5 (S51010) - Grays Private Hire60000000£23k04 Sept 2016active
Invitation to Quote 20, 2016 - Transport Services (NON OJEU)Lot 4 (N51877) - GT Tours Limited60000000£23k04 Sept 2016active
Invitation to Quote 20, 2016 - Transport Services (NON OJEU)Lot 6 (S51010) - GT Tours Limited60000000£23k04 Sept 2016active
Invitation to Quote 19, 2016 - Transport Services (NON OJEU)Lot 4 (N55676) - Taxi Team Limited60000000£26k31 Aug 2016active
Invitation to Quote 19, 2016 - Transport Services (NON OJEU)Lot 3 (N51112 - Option 3) - GT Tours Ltd60000000£26k31 Aug 2016active
Invitation to Quote 19, 2016 - Transport Services (NON OJEU)Lot 8 (N55003) - Craigs Cabs60000000£26k31 Aug 2016active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
LE
£11.9m
56% of total
2
LN
£455k
2% of total
3
TL
3 contracts · SME · 05 Jun20 Jul
£250k
1% of total
4
CU
2 contracts · SME · 20 Jul
£206k
1% of total
5
SC
2 contracts · SME · 20 Jul
£206k
1% of total
6
WC
2 contracts · SME · 20 Jul
£206k
1% of total
7
MD
2 contracts · SME · 05 Jun20 Jul
£177k
1% of total
8
L2
£167k
1% of total
9113
···
105 other suppliers
long tail · 14 SMEs
£7.6m
36% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Transport services
131 contracts
£21.2m
100%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

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Transport services
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

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Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Transport Service Solutions trading as Cheshire East Borough Council has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

18%
SME supplier share
target 33%
22
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
113
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 18% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
United Kingdom

Board & accountable officers

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Accountable officer + board roster

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