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PTS274A Home to School Transport

Derbyshire County Council

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26 Oct 2026 at 16:06

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Summary of the contracting process

Derbyshire County Council is procuring home-to-school transport services in England. The requirement is for road transport on routes serving school journeys. This is a passenger transport service, rather than a purchase of vehicles or transport infrastructure. The tender title identifies the requirement as PTS274A Home to School Transport, while the published description does not give further detail about passenger numbers, route locations or vehicle specifications. The council is the buying organisation, and the supplier’s service is intended to support travel between home and school. The procurement is relevant to passenger transport operators with the ability to provide school transport services for a local authority.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Glovers Coaches Ltd. The award was made on 20 October 2026, following a tender with a submission deadline of 24 August 2026. The award value is £471,200. The awarded contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2029; the tender description also provided for an option to extend by a further two years, to a total of five years. The tender’s stated overall contract period extended to 1 November 2031. The procurement method is described as “Other”, and the evaluation criteria are not set out in the available process details. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates Derbyshire County Council’s demand for contracted home-to-school passenger transport, and that a small transport operator was selected to deliver it. Businesses considering comparable local-authority work would need to be credible school transport providers, with the vehicles, drivers, scheduling and operational capacity to serve designated routes reliably. The service is for school journeys, so experience coordinating regular passenger transport for children and meeting the council’s service requirements would be commercially relevant. The stated SME suitability indicates that smaller suppliers can compete for this type of work; the successful supplier’s SME status provides a concrete example. The procurement does not identify particular vehicle types, passenger volumes, accreditations or service-level requirements, so suppliers should assess those specifics when comparable requirements are defined.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PTS274A Home to School Transport

Notice Description

Routes will commence on 2nd November 2026 for a period of three years, with an option to extend for a further two years (five years in total) unless otherwise stated

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a54a10d7-44a2-4429-8ec7-4833600c0bcf
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e40354d-16bb-4f61-b475-11db923b6f62
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 -
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60100000 - Road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£471,200 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£471,200 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2029 3-4 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
Derbyshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MATLOCK
Postcode
DE4 3AG
Postcode Area
Derby
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF13 South and West Derbyshire
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
Derbyshire Dales
Electoral Ward
Matlock West
Westminster Constituency
Derbyshire Dales

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GLOVERS COACHES LTD

Further Information

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