Notice Information
Notice Title
AT1454 - Provision of Passenger transport Services
Notice Description
The Council offers travel assistance for SEN Children and Vulnerable Adults between home and school/day care where the social care provision for that individual allows for it. Under the Light Touch regime, an Approved Provider List is being set up to have a pool for vehicles and drivers to assist us with routes. The purpose of the Routes are to transport eligible individuals to and from their chosen destination safely and on time or at a time to suit the needs of the service requirements. This Must be in a provision that is clean, correctly maintained, appropriate to user needs and driven by courteous and respectful drivers who can attend to their specific needs, supported when required by passenger assistants. This Service delivers our statutory requirement to its users and includes transporting children and young people with Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) assessed as needing transport to and from school/college as well as Vulnerable Adults and/or Vulnerable Children travelling to and from Day Centres, Resource Bases, and/or other establishments as part of their agreed social care provision. This service is subject to local and national pressure to improve assurances to the community regarding safeguarding vulnerable individuals. The overriding consideration for Luton Council is the safety of the children and vulnerable people in our care. Any Provider will be expected to ensure the highest standards in this regard. Providers shall comply with this Service Specification as applicable to each Lot and their relevant Passengers. There are currently 4 Lots included within this Framework Agreement: Lot 1 Ad-hoc Transport Services (adults or children - social care related) Lot 2 Planned Children Transport Services Lot 3 Planned Adult Transport services Lot 4 Routine Medical Transport Services (non-emergency) (adults or children - health related)
Planning Information
AT1454 Provision of Passenger Transport Services Luton Council will shortly be going to market to procure the Passenger Transport Service under Light Touch regime in Luton and would like to invite you to attend a Preliminary Market Engagement prior to publishing this tender on 24th November 2025 @ 10am. This event will outline our requirements, the tender process (Including how to sign up/access the procurement portal), provide some guidance on Social Value and provide an opportunity for some Q&A. If you wish to attend please email Sal Rahman, saleha.rahman@luton.gov.uk and I will register your interest and forward you an invitation with weblink details.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ce8c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038741-2026
- 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, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £95,350,533 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £95,350,533 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £179,173,032 £100M-£1B
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Apr 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 12 Apr 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2034 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LUTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LUTON
- Postcode
- LU1 2BQ
- Post Town
- Luton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH21 Luton
- Delivery Location
- TLH East (England), TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
-
- Local Authority
- Luton
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Supplier Information
- Number of Suppliers
- 17
- Supplier Names
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038741-2026
28th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078647-2025
1st December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077279-2025
26th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066174-2025
17th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
Notice URLs
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