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Education Transport Framework

Bracknell Forest Borough Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

05 Aug 2026 at 09:40

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

10 Jul 2026 at 10:28

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

14 May 2026 at 10:44

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

07 May 2026 at 16:23

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bracknell Forest Borough Council procured education transport services for children and young people, covering special-purpose passenger transport (CPV 60130000). The requirement is divided into five vehicle categories: vehicles carrying up to four passengers; small multi-purpose vehicles carrying up to six; large multi-purpose vehicles carrying up to eight; minibuses carrying up to 16; and wheelchair-accessible vehicles. Services are delivered in the South East of England, supporting the Council’s education transport needs. The arrangement is an education transport framework, with individual routes sourced through mini-competitions when required. It is relevant to taxi, private hire, community transport, minibus and specialist accessible transport operators with suitable vehicles and the ability to provide route-based passenger services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through an open procedure establishing an open framework. The tender closed on 5 June 2026, the award decision was due by 3 July, awards were made on 9 July and the framework contracts were signed on 28 July 2026. The framework starts on 1 August 2026 and runs to 31 July 2029, with extensions available up to 31 July 2034. Lot values are £15.75m for vehicles up to four passengers, £7m for small MPVs, £8.75m for large MPVs, £1.75m for minibuses and £1.75m for wheelchair-accessible vehicles, all excluding VAT. ABC Travel, ABEE CARS, Compass Executive Cars, Crown Wheelchair Travel, Golden Aura Care, JJM Taxis & Zulu Cars, Starling Transport and sunrise transport were appointed across the lots. Evaluation was 95% quality and 5% social value.

This procurement demonstrates recurring demand from Bracknell Forest Borough Council for education transport across several vehicle sizes, including accessible provision. A credible future competitor would need dependable passenger transport operations, access to compliant cars, MPVs, minibuses or wheelchair-accessible vehicles, and the capacity to cover individual school or education routes in the South East. The framework model favours operators able to respond to route-level mini-competitions with clear pricing as well as evidence of service quality. Quality carried substantially more weight than social value, so suppliers should be able to demonstrate safe, reliable and well-managed transport delivery, alongside meaningful social value commitments. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises were identified as suitable participants.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Education Transport Framework

Notice Description

Delivery of education transport services. Any bids submitted outside of the ProContract portal will be deleted.

Lot Information

Vehicles up to 4 passengers

Any Vehicles up to 4 passengers

Renewal: The option to extend for a further period of up to five (5) years, comprising of an extension of three (3) years from 1st August 2029 to 31st July 2032, and a further extension of two (2) years from 1 August 2032 to 31 July 2034. The maximum extension will end on 31st July 2034.

Small MPVs (multi-purpose vehicles) up to 6 passengers

Any Small MPVs (multi-purpose vehicles) up to 6 passengers

Renewal: The option to extend for a further period of up to five (5) years, comprising of an extension of three (3) years from 1st August 2029 to 31st July 2032, and a further extension of two (2) years from 1 August 2032 to 31 July 2034. The maximum extension will end on 31st July 2034.

Large MPVs (multi-purpose vehicles) up to 8 passengers

Any Large MPVs (multi-purpose vehicles) up to 8 passengers

Renewal: The option to extend for a further period of up to five (5) years, comprising of an extension of three (3) years from 1st August 2029 to 31st July 2032, and a further extension of two (2) years from 1 August 2032 to 31 July 2034. The maximum extension will end on 31st July 2034.

Minibuses up to 16 passengers

Any Minibuses up to 16 passengers

Renewal: The option to extend for a further period of up to five (5) years, comprising of an extension of three (3) years from 1st August 2029 to 31st July 2032, and a further extension of two (2) years from 1 August 2032 to 31 July 2034. The maximum extension will end on 31st July 2034.

Wheelchair accessible vehicles

Any Wheelchair accessible vehicles

Renewal: The option to extend for a further period of up to five (5) years, comprising of an extension of three (3) years from 1st August 2029 to 31st July 2032, and a further extension of two (2) years from 1 August 2032 to 31 July 2034. The maximum extension will end on 31st July 2034.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0693cd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073978-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
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
£35,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£35,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£33,250,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£33,250,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
5 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2034-01-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRACKNELL
Postcode
RG12 1JD
Postcode Area
Reading
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
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Bracknell Forest
Electoral Ward
Town Centre & The Parks
Westminster Constituency
Bracknell

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
8
Supplier Names

ABC Travel (Wokingham) Ltd

ABEE CARS LIMITED

Compass Executive Cars

Crown Wheelchair Travel

JJM Taxis & Zulu Cars Ltd

Starling Transport

Sunrise Transport UK Ltd

Golden Aura Care Limited

Further Information

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