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Transport Services for Vulnerable Children and Adults (DPS) - ASCHIW/2022/316*

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

This public procurement record has 16 releases in its history.

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23 Oct 2026 at 10:56

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30 Jun 2026 at 10:56

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30 Jun 2026 at 10:07

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03 Feb 2026 at 09:00

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14 Oct 2025 at 15:30

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07 Jul 2025 at 14:59

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03 Jul 2025 at 15:30

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23 Apr 2025 at 14:44

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21 Jan 2025 at 11:42

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26 Oct 2023 at 09:40

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07 Dec 2022 at 15:37

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Summary of the contracting process

Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System covers passenger transport for vulnerable children and adults. Services range from car and taxi journeys to MPVs, including adapted vehicles, and minibuses and buses from 9 seats to 41 or more. The requirement includes adapted transport and vehicles with drivers, delivered in Stoke-on-Trent. The DPS is intended to add providers across these vehicle types, so it encompasses both smaller private-hire operators and businesses running larger passenger vehicles. This is local authority transport work, rather than general public transport: suppliers whose services and vehicles are suited to transporting vulnerable passengers in the area are the most relevant.

The process has reached the award stage: providers have been selected and added to the DPS, with awards recorded from 2023 through 2026. Awards are across the vehicle categories, with multiple suppliers in many categories; recent selections include suppliers for cars, MPVs and adapted MPVs, and a supplier for minibus and bus categories. The stated contract value is £56,557,950; this is the overall stated figure, not a value allocated to each supplier or category. The contract period for the categories ends on 31 July 2033. The council used a restricted procedure to operate a Dynamic Purchasing System, and evaluation was based entirely on price. The listed vehicle categories are not available for variants.

This procurement shows sustained council demand for transport specifically serving vulnerable children and adults, with places for operators across cars, private-hire vehicles, adapted MPVs, minibuses and larger buses. The selected provider base includes many small and local businesses as well as larger firms, indicating that the requirement is not confined to national-scale operators. A credible future competitor would need suitable vehicles for the category it wants to serve, including adapted vehicles where relevant, and the ability to provide passenger transport with drivers in the Stoke-on-Trent area. The buyer selected providers through a DPS and evaluated on price alone, so competitive pricing is central. Operators able to serve distinct vehicle sizes or accessible transport needs can align their offer with the relevant parts of this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Transport Services for Vulnerable Children and Adults (DPS) - ASCHIW/2022/316*

Notice Description

Award of new providers to the DPS

Lot Information

Car

Transportation services by car

MPV

Taxi services via MPV up to 8 seats

Adapted MPV

Taxi service via Adapted MPV up to 8 seats.

Minibus

Taxi services via Minibus 9 - 16 seats

Adapted Minibus

Adapted Minibus 9 - 16 seats

Small Bus

Small Bus 17-22 seats

Midi Bus

Midi Bus 23 - 40 seats

Large Bus

Large Bus 41+ seats

Transport Services for Vulnerable Children and Adults (DPS) - ASCHIW/2022/316*

Lot 1 - Car Lot 2 - MPV up to 8 seats Lot 3 - Adapted MPV up to 8 seats Lot 4 - Mini bus 9-16 seats Lot 5 - Adapted Mini Bus - 9-16 seats Lot 6 - Small bus 17-22 seats Lot 7 - Midi bus 23-40 seats Lot 8 - Large Bus 41+ seats

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-038b83
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100327-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic, Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60120000 - Taxi services

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£56,557,950 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£56,557,950 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jul 20337 years to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
STOKE-ON-TRENT
Postcode
ST4 1HH
Postcode Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
Delivery Location
TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
Local Authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Electoral Ward
Hartshill Park & Stoke
Westminster Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
104
Supplier Names

24x7 (Staffordshire) Ltd

24x7 Ltd

ABC ACE SUPREME

Ace Travel 900

AJS Passenger Travel

AMR Property Services

Autocab Private Hire Ltd

Britannia Travel

CabAbility

City Centre Central Private Hire Ltd

City Cabs Buses and Coaches Ltd

Community Link Stafford & District

Direct Travel Stoke Ltd

Fast Track SOT Ltd

FLYAWAY AIRPORT SERVICES

Gilbert's Taxis

Global Taxi Stoke Ltd

Going My Way Ltd

Green Destinations Ltd

H Executive Private Hire

I Drive Travel Ltd

Intercity Private Hire

itraveltaxi private Hire Ltd

Jay Jays

Kalyal Travel Ltd.

Matthew Warren

Nana Travel

Pauls of Stoke Ltd

Plants Luxury Travel Ltd

Prime Cars Travel Limited

Rapid Travel Ltd

SAS Travel

Scraggs Coaches

SOT PRIVATE HIRE

St Barts MAT

Star Private hire staffs Ltd

Stoke Luxury Travel

Travel Express 247 Ltd

Travel In Style Private Hire

Voyager Travel

Z Carz (Stoke-on-Trent) Ltd.

Eco Travel Private Hire

Safeguard Transport Ltd

IA TRAVEL

Just Travel Private Hire Limited

Spot on Travels

United Travel Private Hire Ltd

Eagle Travel Express Ltd

Tower Taxi

Strides Travel Ltd

Superb Private Hire Ltd

Door2Door Transport Ltd

Alpha Grove Private Hire Ltd

Heritage Private Hire Ltd

Just 2 U 2020

Zoom Private Hire

Nanas Private Hire

Sully's Travel Stoke

Shaffers Travel

Safe Transfers Ltd

BAKHTER TAXI LTD

Active Resilience

Comfort Travels Taxis Ltd

PRISTINE HEALTH CARE SERVICES LIMITED

Meir Park Travels

SH Travel

Topgear Travel

Dametae Academey

EPM Secure Transport Ltd

Tee's Travel

Hasnain Travels

PR Travels

Happy Cabs Stafford

Stoke-on-Trent Hackney Carriage Association

AFJ Limited

GMDC Transport Ltd

Westside (Stafford) Ltd

Road Wise Stoke Ltd

BRW Travel

On Route

Car Bee Private Hire Ltd

Secure Travel Private Hire Ltd

HALO TRANSFERS LTD

ABOS Private Hire

K E Coach Travel Ltd

A Destination Private Hire

Staffs Transfers Ltd

Airlink Private Hire

MBH Transfers

Allinson travel Ltd

Newfriars College

Staffs Transfer Ltd

Westron Care Limited

CabZone Limited

Six Towns Private Hire Limited

RH Express Limited

MG88 Transport Limited

Intracity PH Ltd

Apex Private Cars

Fleetlink Transport Ltd

GoZag Travel

Apex Travel Ltd

KABKING

Smartzi Ltd

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