Notice Information
Notice Title
Home to School Transport - Supply of Vehicles Proposal
Notice Description
Hampshire County Council is considering a new approach regarding Home to School Transport whereby a vehicle owned by the Council is provided to the contract holder (Operator) as part of a tendered route for school transport. The Operator would be responsible for providing an authorised driver for the vehicle and managing the overall delivery of the contract under their usual licensing arrangements. The vehicle would be made available to the Operator primarily to deliver the route tendered for. Therefore, if that route ceased or was handed back then the Operator would also be required to return the vehicle to the Council. The Council would value feedback on the proposal from current Operators on the Council's Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport Services 2023-2033 (reference ET16643) and any other organisation who may be interested in providing Home to School Transport in the Hampshire area. Please note that at present the Council is merely seeking feedback on this high level proposal and does not have firm plans to implement it or enter into any contracts including it. The contract dates given below are nominal for the purposes of this UK2 notice and should not be construed as any kind of commitment on the part of the Council. The end date provided is the end date for the Council's DPS for the Provision of Passenger Transport, through which any contracts incorporating this proposal would be procured.
Planning Information
The Council has compiled a questionnaire containing additional details on the proposal and a number of questions upon which feedback is sought. The questionnaire is available through the Council's e-tendering portal, InTend. Interested suppliers should visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/ProjectManage/28746 (project reference UN28754). Completed questionnaires must be submitted via the InTend portal no later than 17:00 (5pm) on Friday 20th February 2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060c2f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005747-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- 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
60112000 - Public road transport services
60120000 - Taxi services
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 20 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 23 Feb 2029 2-3 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
- HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- strategic.procurement@hants.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WINCHESTER
- Postcode
- SO23 8UJ
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ36 Central Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ35 South Hampshire, TLJ36 Central Hampshire, TLJ37 North Hampshire
-
- Local Authority
- Winchester
- Electoral Ward
- St Michael
- Westminster Constituency
- Winchester
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005747-2026
22nd January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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