Notice Information
Notice Title
B1019 - Provision of Home to School Transport (September 2026) (Mixed Vehicles) for Bridgend County Borough Council
Notice Description
Tender for the provision of Home to School Transport (September 2026) (Mixed Vehicles) for Bridgend County Borough Council covering 100 routes - Bus, Heronsbridge, Special Minibuses, Ysgol Bryn Castell, Minibuses, Special Taxis and Taxis.
Planning Information
Bridgend County Borough Council invite interested bidders to a Pre-Market Engagement Event to discuss the forthcoming Home to School Transport Mixed Routes Tender. The event will be taking place on the 1st of June 2026 via Microsoft Teams from 12:00pm to 13:00pm. Please email Kath.Robbins@bridgend.gov.uk to register your interest.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0697df
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055362-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
60171000 - Hire of passenger cars with driver
60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,900,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,900,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Jun 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jul 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Jun 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 20 Jul 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-06-12
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH 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
- BRIDGEND
- Postcode
- CF31 4WB
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Delivery Location
- TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
-
- Local Authority
- Bridgend
- Electoral Ward
- Bridgend Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Bridgend
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055362-2026
11th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043996-2026
13th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
Please see tender documents. If you wish to submit a Tender, please ensure that all required information is completed and submitted in full via the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html. The itt number is itt_124711
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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