Notice Information
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Notice Title
SEND Transport
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Notice Description
STAR Procurement are seeking expressions of interest and information from providers on behalf of our six Partners for SEND Transport for both Children's and Adult Services. The six organisations are... * Trafford Council * Stockport Council * Knowsley Council * Rochdale Council * Tameside Council * St Helens Council STAR Procurement in collaboration with our partners are looking to establish a framework agreement. It is envisaged the new agreement will begin from 1st September 2026 and will be broken down into Lots for each local borough
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Planning Information
A request for information is currently live on https://procontract.due-north.com under reference DN779333. Following this stage it is envisaged market engagement events will take place however further detail will be provided once this initial stage has been completed
Notice Details
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Notice Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-h6vhtk-05156d
- Publication Source
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Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- Current Stage
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Planning
- All Stages
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Planning
- Notice Type
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UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
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Framework
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Procurement Method
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Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
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Not specified
- Tender Suitability
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SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
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Not specified
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
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60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
80 - Education and training services
- CPV Codes
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60120000 - Taxi services
80340000 - Special education services
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Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
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Not specified
- Lots Value
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Not specified
- Awards Value
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Not specified
- Contracts Value
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Not specified
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Notice Dates
- Publication Date
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23 Jun 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
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Not specified
- Future Notice Date
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1 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
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Not specified
- Contract Period
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31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
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Not specified
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Notice Status
- Tender Status
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Planned
- Lots Status
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Planned
- Awards Status
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Not Specified
- Contracts Status
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Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
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Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
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Sarah Keating
- Contact Email
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procurement@star-procurement.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
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Not specified
- Locality
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MANCHESTER
- Postcode
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M32 0TH
- Post Town
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Manchester
- Country
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England
- Major Region (ITL 1)
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TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
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TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
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TLD71 East Merseyside
- Delivery Location
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TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
- Local Authority
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St. Helens
- Electoral Ward
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St Helens Town Centre
- Westminster Constituency
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St Helens South and Whiston
Buyer Location
Further Information
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Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034319-2025
23rd June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022075-2025
16th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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Notice URLs
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