Notice Information
Notice Title
Passenger Transport Framework for South Gloucestershire Council
Notice Description
South Gloucestershire Council wishes to employ local transport operators of registered bus and taxi services to provide socially necessary public transport and client services in South Gloucestershire. It is anticipated this will be an Open Framework operating for up to 8 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069f4e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047142-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
34115200 - Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons
34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
60100000 - Road transport services
60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £80,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 May 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Sep 20272 years to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 3 Jan 2028 - 31 Dec 2036 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE 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
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS37 5AF
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Frampton Cotterell
- Westminster Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047142-2026
21st May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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