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Home to school-9 seats and over Phase 3 2026

Cheshire West and Chester Council

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06 Oct 2026 at 10:13

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Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council has procured home-to-school transport services using vehicles with nine or more seats. The requirement is for passenger transport to support pupils travelling between home and school; the detailed routes and service specification are described in an accompanying spreadsheet. The service is for delivery in England. This is a transport-services contract, rather than a purchase of vehicles or general school services. The selected suppliers are Cheshire Travel Services, Crown Logistics (UK) Ltd and Kingsdown Travel.

The procurement is complete and was awarded following an open procedure. The award date was 27 March 2026. The three selected suppliers are Cheshire Travel Services, Crown Logistics (UK) Ltd and Kingsdown Travel; the reported award value is £701,385. The contract period is recorded as starting on 28 March 2026 and ending on 16 March 2029 in the award, while the tender information gives an end date of 26 March 2029. The service was treated as one procurement, with no separate lot awards reported. The tender value was estimated at £701,385. The tender deadline was 26 March 2026. Small and medium-sized businesses were marked as unsuitable to participate.

For transport operators considering future work of this kind for Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council, this award demonstrates demand for organised home-to-school journeys using vehicles with at least nine seats. Credible competitors would need the fleet capacity and operational capability to deliver pupil transport across the council’s service area, together with the ability to meet the route and service requirements set out in the specification. Three transport suppliers were selected, indicating that delivery was entrusted to specialist providers rather than general service contractors. The procurement was run as an open procedure, so a future competitor should be equipped to respond to a formal, competitive tender and demonstrate reliable delivery at the scale required. The council marked SMEs as unsuitable for this procurement, a relevant constraint for smaller operators assessing their capacity to fulfil the requirement. આવા

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Home to school-9 seats and over Phase 3 2026

Notice Description

See attached spreadsheet www.the-chest.org.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-775bbbae-85cb-41ee-8c14-6a04df269bbc
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cce3ef27-41a1-412c-aa27-8de28d1b15dd
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
£701,385 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£701,385 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Mar 20266 months ago
Contract Period
28 Mar 2026 - 16 Mar 2029 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
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ELLESMERE PORT
Postcode
CH65 0BA
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
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
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Central & Grange
Westminster Constituency
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Cheshire Travel Services

Crown Logistics (UK) Ltd

kingsdown travel

Further Information

Notice Documents

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