Notice Information
Notice Title
Community Transport 2026
Notice Description
Dial-a-Ride services within the borough
Procurement Information
original tender received no compliant bids
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065fec
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022680-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £3,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £5,800,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Mar 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ELLESMERE PORT
- Postcode
- CH65 0BA
- Post Town
- Chester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Electoral Ward
- Central & Grange
- Westminster Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022680-2026
13th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018731-2026
3rd March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018560-2026
2nd March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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