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Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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20 Jul 2026 at 13:50

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Summary of the contracting process

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council procured special-purpose passenger transport services for home-to-school travel in England. The requirement covered three special educational needs (SEN) routes: SEN 821, SEN 822 and SEN 823, delivered through the council’s Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. This is a services contract for operators able to provide planned transport for children and young people travelling to and from school, including the operational capability needed for dedicated routes. The opportunity was managed by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, whose address is in Sale. It forms part of the council’s wider home-to-school transport arrangements and is relevant to passenger transport businesses serving education and SEN travel requirements.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following mini competitions under the Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The award date was 20 July 2026, with the contract running from 21 July 2026 to 31 July 2028. Freerun Private Services and SMF Travel were selected as suppliers, jointly awarded £142,880. The routes and stated values were SEN 821 at £43,320, SEN 822 at £48,640 and SEN 823 at £50,920. The procurement was for services and used the council’s stated ‘Other’ procedure through the dynamic purchasing system. The tender deadline was 26 May 2026 at noon. The requirement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This award demonstrates continuing demand from Tameside Council for specialist home-to-school passenger transport, particularly SEN routes. A credible future competitor would need to operate reliable, appropriately managed passenger transport services for school journeys and have the capacity to cover individual routes consistently throughout the contract term. Experience of transporting children or young people with special educational needs would be directly relevant, as would the ability to plan and deliver several dedicated routes under a dynamic purchasing system. The award to two SME suppliers shows that the requirement can be delivered by smaller operators, including businesses with sufficient vehicles, drivers, scheduling capability and service resilience to meet the council’s route-based needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Notice Description

Tameside Council have carried out a number of mini competitions for their Home to School requirements via the Home To School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. Routes awarded and contract values below: SEN 821 - PS43,320 SEN 822 - PS48,640 SEN 823 - PS50,920

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3ef5b078-daef-445f-b11f-5b27683b57fe
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51fd55ad-0034-4d5f-84b9-89a81d1d45d8
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£43,320 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£142,880 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
21 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
SALE
Postcode
M33 7ZF
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Trafford
Electoral Ward
Sale Central
Westminster Constituency
Wythenshawe and Sale East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Freerun Private Services

SMF Travel

Further Information

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