Education Transport
Estimated value
£35.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
5
Published
14 May 2026
Description
Delivery of education transport services. Any bids submitted outside of the ProContract portal will be deleted. Please note, prior notices in relation to this procurement opportunity have been published. This includes a UK1 Pipeline Notice reference 2025/S 000-068139 and UK Preliminary Market Engagement Notice reference 2026/S 000-004391. As a result of developments and discussions in relation to this procurement since the publication of the Pipeline Notice, information contained within this notice regarding the procedure type is now incorrect. An Open Framework as included in this Tender Notice will be established. Due to incorrect information being included within the Pipeline Notice, it has not been possible to link this tender notice. Previously published notice references are included above should any bidding providers wish to refer to these.
Scope
- Reference
- DN803653
- Total value
- £35,000,000 excluding VAT£42,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2029Possible extension to 31 Jul 2034
The option to extend for a further period of up to five (5) years, comprising of an extension of three (3) years from 1st August 2029 to 31st July 2032, and a further extension of two (2) years from 1 August 2032 to 31 July 2034. The maximum extension will end on 31st July 2034.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 60130000
- Contract locations
- South East England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Criteria | — | quality | 95.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 5.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 05 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- Via https://procontract.due-north.com
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 5 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicles up to 4 passengers | £15.8m | active |
| 2 | Small MPVs (multi-purpose vehicles) up to 6 passengers | £7.0m | active |
| 3 | Large MPVs (multi-purpose vehicles) up to 8 passengers | £8.8m | active |
| 4 | Minibuses up to 16 passengers | £1.8m | active |
| 5 | Wheelchair accessible vehicles | £1.8m | active |