Notice Information
Notice Title
Procurement of external Passenger Assistants for children and adults
Notice Description
London Borough of Barnet requires the provision of Passenger Assistants to assist Service Users from home to schools, colleges and other destinations while on transport. There may also be a requirement for Passenger Assistants to assist Service Users to walk from home to school and school to home. This procurement will establish an open framework agreement. The framework will operate for an initial 3 year period and will be re opened every 3 years, for a maximum total duration of 8 years, in accordance with the Open Framework provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. Therefore, the initial OFA term will run for a three-year period, the second OFA term will run for a further three-year period, and the final OFA term will run for a two-year period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ffc9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028905-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- 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
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £8,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £8,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2034 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- NW9 4EW
- Post Town
- North West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI71 Barnet
- Delivery Location
- TLI71 Barnet
-
- Local Authority
- Barnet
- Electoral Ward
- Colindale North
- Westminster Constituency
- Hendon
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028905-2026
30th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000530-2026
6th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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