Provision of Passenger Transport Services for Children & Adults - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - Awarded Routes

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

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Award

08 Apr 2026 at 15:17

Award

25 Sep 2025 at 13:04

Tender

20 Feb 2025 at 10:46

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process conducted by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council involves the Provision of Passenger Transport Services for Children & Adults via a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), with the industry focus on road transport services. The process has reached the completion stage and includes contracts awarded through selective procurement using a restricted procedure. The latest awards, as of April 2026, entail several active contracts with suppliers like Platinum Travel and Venture Taxis. The scope of services includes transporting children between home and school, addressing both SEN and non-SEN students, as well as providing transport to vulnerable adults. The council, located in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, has engaged a variety of suppliers to fulfil different transport needs.

The tender offers substantial growth opportunities, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in transport services. Businesses equipped with vehicles such as taxis, minibuses, and accessible transport options are well-suited to participate. Engaging in this procurement process can provide consistent work throughout the academic year and potentially extend across subsequent years. The focus on price as the primary award criterion suggests that competitive pricing strategies could be advantageous. This tender represents an opportunity for transport operators to secure repetitive call-offs and build a partnership with a regional authority sourcing services to fulfil statutory responsibilities.

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Notice Title

Provision of Passenger Transport Services for Children & Adults - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - Awarded Routes

Notice Description

BMBC has a statutory duty to provide home to school travel arrangements for eligible children to access their education for both SEN and non-SEN children as outlined in the Home to School/college Travel Assistance Policy. This is an award notice for adhoc call offs from the original DPS 96182. Please note that the route location has not been disclosed due to naming specific schools could indirectly identify pupils. The contract start and end dates listed are for the initial academic year period and the Council may extend each route depending on requirement. The total contract value is based on the academic year for all routes. Please see the separate award notices for the yearly summer refresh and additional adhoc routes.

Lot Information

SEN / LAC Children: Taxi / MPV / Saloon & driver with or without escort- standard vehicles up to 8 seater

BMBC has a statutory duty to provide home to school travel arrangements for eligible children to access their education for both SEN and non-SEN children as outlined in the Home to School/college Travel Assistance Policy. This is an award notice for adhoc call offs from the original DPS 96182. Please note that the route location has not been disclosed due to naming specific schools could indirectly identify pupils. The contract start and end dates listed are for the initial academic year period and the Council may extend each route depending on requirement. The total contract value is based on the academic year for all routes. Please see the separate award notices for the yearly summer refresh and additional adhoc routes.

Renewal: Ongoing requirement for transport services.

SEN / LAC Children: Minibus & driver with or without escort

BMBC has a statutory duty to provide home to school travel arrangements for eligible children to access their education for both SEN and non-SEN children as outlined in the Home to School/college Travel Assistance Policy. This is an award notice for adhoc call offs from the original DPS 96182. Please note that the route location has not been disclosed due to naming specific schools could indirectly identify pupils. The contract start and end dates listed are for the initial academic year period and the Council may extend each route depending on requirement. The total contract value is based on the academic year for all routes. Please see the separate award notices for the yearly summer refresh and additional adhoc routes.

Renewal: Ongoing requirement for transport services.

SEN / LAC Children requiring accessible vehicles

BMBC has a statutory duty to provide home to school travel arrangements for eligible children to access their education for both SEN and non-SEN children as outlined in the Home to School/college Travel Assistance Policy. This is an award notice for adhoc call offs from the original DPS 96182. Please note that the route location has not been disclosed due to naming specific schools could indirectly identify pupils. The contract start and end dates listed are for the initial academic year period and the Council may extend each route depending on requirement. The total contract value is based on the academic year for all routes. Please see the separate award notices for the yearly summer refresh and additional adhoc routes.

Renewal: Ongoing requirement for transport services.

Vulnerable Adults: Minibus & driver with escort to be provided by the potential provider

BMBC has a statutory duty to provide home to school travel arrangements for eligible children to access their education for both SEN and non-SEN children as outlined in the Home to School/college Travel Assistance Policy. This is an award notice for adhoc call offs from the original DPS 96182. Please note that the route location has not been disclosed due to naming specific schools could indirectly identify pupils. The contract start and end dates listed are for the initial academic year period and the Council may extend each route depending on requirement. The total contract value is based on the academic year for all routes. Please see the separate award notices for the yearly summer refresh and additional adhoc routes.

Renewal: Ongoing requirement for transport services.

Lot 4: Vulnerable Adults: Minibus & driver with escort to be provided by the potential provider (1)

Lot 4: Vulnerable Adults: Minibus & driver with escort to be provided by the potential provider - standard minibus vehicles and wheelchair accessible minibus vehicles up to 16 seaters. The vulnerable adults may be: Older People (OP), people with Learning Disabilities (LD), or people with Physical Disabilities (PD).

Renewal: Ongoing requirement for transport services.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e4b2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032040-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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)

60100000 - Road transport services

60120000 - Taxi services

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£24,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£24,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£996,204 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Apr 20264 months ago
Submission Deadline
23 Feb 20293 years to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Sep 202512 months ago
Contract Period
21 Feb 2025 - 23 Feb 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Postcode
S70 2TA
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE33 Barnsley
Delivery Location
TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

Local Authority
Barnsley
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Barnsley North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
19
Supplier Names

24 x 7 Ltd

A2B Travel

Call & Ride

Call and Ride Ltd

Excel Travel

Jamie Hodgson Travel

Martini Taxis

Nexus Taxis Limited

Platinum Travel

Platinum Travel Barnsley

SM Travel Ltd

SM Travel Yorkshire Ltd

Silverline Travel

Travel AB

Travel Direct

Veezu

Venture Taxis

Venture Taxis Ltd

Wyatt Coaches Ltd

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