Notice Information
Notice Title
Home To School Transport Service
Notice Description
The purpose of this Soft Market Testing exercise is to: i) Understand levels of interest in participation for the new Home To School Transport Service. ii) Hear your feedback and suggestions on the proposed Home To School Transport Service structure
Planning Information
The purpose of this Soft Market Testing exercise is to: i) Understand levels of interest in participation for the new Home To School Transport Service. ii) Hear your feedback and suggestions on the proposed Home To School Transport Service structure
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055b6b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038354-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60100000 - Road transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 27 Jul 2026 - 26 Jul 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sbcprocurement@slough.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SLOUGH
- Postcode
- SL1 2EL
- Post Town
- Slough
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ15 Berkshire East
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Slough
- Electoral Ward
- Herschel Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Slough
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038354-2025
8th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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