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C339CL Lechlade to Cirencester Schools

Gloucestershire County Council

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21 Jul 2026 at 10:51

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Summary of the contracting process

Gloucestershire County Council procured home-to-school transport for the Lechlade to Cirencester Schools route. The requirement is for non-scheduled passenger transport, including special-purpose road passenger transport, passenger vehicles with drivers and public road transport services. This is a passenger transport services contract rather than a goods supply or construction project. Delivery is in England, serving the school journey between Lechlade and Cirencester. The council is the buying organisation, based at Shire Hall in Gloucester. The requirement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community and social enterprises. Businesses operating school transport services, contracted minibus or coach operations, or other passenger transport services for education users would find the subject matter relevant, particularly where they can provide regular, managed journeys for pupils.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded through an open procedure. Gloucestershire County Council selected COTSWOLD GREEN LTD as the supplier on 21 July 2026. The awarded contract value is £163,800. The contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 December 2028. The tender submission deadline was 20 July 2026 at 8:00am. The award covers the home-to-school passenger transport requirement for the Lechlade to Cirencester Schools route. The published outcome records one active award and one supplier. The original estimated tender value and the awarded value are both £163,800. This is an awarded opportunity, so it is no longer a route to secure this contract, but the outcome gives a clear reference point for the council’s procurement of this service.

This award demonstrates demand from Gloucestershire County Council for a dedicated school transport service linking Lechlade and Cirencester. A credible future supplier would need to operate passenger transport vehicles with drivers and deliver dependable, planned journeys for school pupils. Relevant experience in home-to-school transport, public road passenger services or other special-purpose passenger transport would help demonstrate suitability. The contract was awarded to an SME, and the requirement was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that the work can be delivered by an organisation of relatively modest scale rather than only a national transport group. Operators should be able to manage route delivery, vehicle availability and day-to-day service reliability for an education-focused council requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

C339CL Lechlade to Cirencester Schools

Notice Description

Home to school transport

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-83d5deef-2989-483c-a88e-89a9d0827950
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81bc9b27-b6a0-429d-8b5b-4f0c5ec0b7be
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
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60112000 - Public road transport services

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£163,800 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£163,800 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
2 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 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
Gloucestershire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLOUCESTER
Postcode
GL1 2TH
Postcode Area
Gloucester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
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
Gloucester
Electoral Ward
Westgate
Westminster Constituency
Gloucester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COTSWOLD GREEN LTD

Further Information

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