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WBCSEN238 - Addington Early Years

Wokingham Borough Council

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08 Sep 2026 at 10:58

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Summary of the contracting process

Wokingham Borough Council procured specialist home-to-school transport for children with special educational needs (SEN) under the requirement titled “Addington Early Years”. The service falls within transport services and is a services contract rather than a supply or construction opportunity. Delivery is in the United Kingdom, with the council based at Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, England. The requirement concerns transporting pupils between their homes and school, supporting access to early-years education for children with SEN. It is a council-led local authority service requirement, relevant to operators providing passenger transport for children and young people, including coach, minibus, taxi or other suitable home-to-school transport services, subject to the detailed operational requirements set for the route.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a selective restricted procedure. The tender closed on 8 September 2026 at 9:15am. The estimated procurement value was between £21,660 and £85,500, while the award value was £21,660. Wokingham Borough Council awarded the contract to Alanis Coach Travel on 8 September 2026. The contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. This is a single requirement rather than a multi-lot award. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award is active, and the published outcome records Alanis Coach Travel as the selected supplier for the SEN home-to-school transport service.

This award provides a clear example of Wokingham Borough Council’s demand for dedicated SEN home-to-school transport and the scale of service it has commissioned from an SME supplier. Businesses considering similar work for this buyer would need to operate reliable passenger transport, understand the additional care and safeguarding considerations associated with transporting children with special educational needs, and organise consistent journeys between homes and school. Credible competitors would also need the operational capacity to provide the service across the required school period, manage route planning and daily reliability, and demonstrate that their vehicles, drivers and procedures are suitable for vulnerable passengers. Experience delivering school, community or other assisted passenger transport would be directly relevant when this requirement next reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WBCSEN238 - Addington Early Years

Notice Description

SEN home to school transport

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-686889c3-397f-43c1-a094-2c3092c5198e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8613c304-5301-401a-820f-f30821fb9b35
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£85,500 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£21,660 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
14 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
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
Wokingham Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WOKINGHAM
Postcode
RG40 1BN
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wokingham
Electoral Ward
Emmbrook
Westminster Constituency
Wokingham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Alanis Coach Travel

Further Information

Notice Documents

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