Notice Information
Notice Title
The provision of an operator to provide Home to School SEND transport routes
Notice Description
The provision of an operator to provide Home to School SEND transport routes
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-664726e0-80fa-46e2-8764-e1033d4b4bc1
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb541674-f76c-4436-9755-d308ad84b19a
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Other - Direct Award
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34114400 - Minibuses
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £43,200 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £43,200 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Nov 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 11 Nov 2024 - 10 Nov 2027 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
- SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Kristine Goodliffe
- Contact Email
- kristine.goodliffe@sunderland.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SUNDERLAND
- Postcode
- SR2 7DN
- Post Town
- Sunderland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC44 Sunderland
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Sunderland
- Electoral Ward
- Southwick
- Westminster Constituency
- Sunderland Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb541674-f76c-4436-9755-d308ad84b19a
7th January 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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