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Transport for Pinefield School

Sefton Council

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

22 Jul 2026 at 11:15

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

01 May 2026 at 15:22

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

04 Mar 2026 at 11:49

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

07 Jan 2026 at 16:37

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

23 May 2025 at 11:35

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council procured passenger transport services for Pinefield School, part of Sefton’s Complementary Education Service. The requirement is taxi transport to and from Pinefield Centre in Formby for around 60 pupils across the week. The pupils have identified health and social, emotional and mental health needs, with many also experiencing social communication difficulties. The service supports their attendance, re-engagement with learning and eventual reintegration or transition to their schools or other educational settings. Journeys are delivered in the Sefton area, particularly around Formby. The awarded requirement is for vehicles with up to five passenger seats, corresponding to standard taxi or small passenger-car operations. The procurement is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply, education service or clinical support contract.

The procurement has been awarded to Apex Management Solutions Ltd following a competitive call-off from Sefton’s Provision of Passenger Transport Open Framework. The selection used an open procedure and evaluated bids on price alone. Apex was awarded the Pinefield School contract on 1 July 2026 at an estimated gross value of £285,000. The contract period is 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, with two optional one-year extensions subject to satisfactory performance; the maximum stated end date is 31 August 2029. The underlying framework selection covered a lot for vehicles with up to five passenger seats and was suitable for SMEs. The call-off followed the framework’s competitive selection process, and the award is above the relevant threshold. The estimated value may vary with the number of vehicles and routes required.

This award demonstrates demand from Sefton for coordinated taxi transport for pupils with complex mental health and social communication needs. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would be established passenger transport or taxi operators able to provide vehicles with up to five passenger seats, organise reliable school journeys and manage routes and vehicle capacity around a regular education timetable. Experience transporting children or passengers requiring a sensitive, personalised service would be commercially relevant, particularly where the operator can support safe and dependable travel to an education setting. The competitive framework route shows that smaller transport businesses can be suitable, while the price-only evaluation indicates that cost control and efficient scheduling are central to competing. Operators should also be able to sustain performance across any extended service period and adapt to changing route or vehicle requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Transport for Pinefield School

Notice Description

This is a call off from Lot 1 (up to 5 seats) of Sefton's Provision of Passenger Transport - Open Framework. Sefton's Complementary Education Service offers schools high quality, appropriate and personalised teaching and learning opportunities to enable young people with identified health (SEMH) needs to re engage and participate as learners and in turn successfully reintegrate or transition into their respective schools or educational settings as health needs improve. Our pupils have complex mental health needs and significant number of our pupils have social communication difficulties. The requirement is for these pupils to be transported via taxi to and from Pinefield Centre in Formby - approximately 60 pupils across the week - Monday to Friday 8.50-3.30pm. This contract is being awarded in accordance with a Sefton's Provision of Passenger Transport - Open Framework and a competitive selection process for frameworks under section 46 of the PA 2023 has been used. Awarded value is an estimate - the actual value of the contract may be higher or lower and this will be determined by the number of vehicles and routes required.

Lot Information

Vehicles with up to 5 passenger seats

Renewal: The extension to Framework 2 will be implemented if there is a postponement in the opening of Framework 3 in the Open Framework Scheme

Vehicles with 6 to 8 passenger seats (must be a minibus)

Renewal: The extension to Framework 2 will be implemented if there is a postponement in the opening of Framework 3 in the Open Framework Scheme

Vehicles with 9 to 16 passenger seats

Renewal: The extension to Framework 2 will be implemented if there is a postponement in the opening of Framework 3 in the Open Framework Scheme

Vehicles with 17+ passenger seats

Renewal: The extension to Framework 2 will be implemented if there is a postponement in the opening of Framework 3 in the Open Framework Scheme

Planning Information

Information Session conducted in person on 3rd Feb 2026 from 12pm - 1.30pm Venue - The Lake House - Cambridge Road - Waterloo - L22 1RR To apply email: investsefton@sefton.gov.uk or Tel 0151 934 3452 For further information contact Sefton Council via the Procontract Portal using the link below: https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/EditProjectDetails?projectId=4a89aee8-e1eb-f011-813c-005056b64545

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052194
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069048-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£144,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£172,800,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
£173,085,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
30 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
15 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
30 Apr 20264 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
2026-10-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sefton Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOOTLE
Postcode
L20 7AE
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD73 Sefton
Delivery Location
TLD73 Sefton
Local Authority
Sefton
Electoral Ward
Linacre
Westminster Constituency
Bootle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
25
Supplier Names

24x7 Ltd

APEX MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD

Computer Cab (Liverpool) Ltd

D COOPER TAXIS

FORMBY VILLAGE RADIO CARS LIMITED

PJC EXECUTIVE TRAVEL LIMITED

Radcliffe Taxis

REIGN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD

SEAFORTH RADIO CARS LTD

Travel Co

YELLOW TOP HOLDINGS LIMITED

COMFY CONNECT LTD

ENA TRAVELS & HIRE LTD

Green Destinations Ltd

Reliable travel services

NORTHWEST TRAVELS LTD

SLINE TRAVEL LIMITED

Veezu North

HARTLEY TRAVEL LIMITED

Presidential Travel

RTTS TRAVEL LTD

HATS Group Ltd

SPENCER TRAVEL

Travel deluxe

Tower Transit Operations Limited

Further Information

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