Notice Information
Notice Title
Passenger Transport Framework
Notice Description
Passenger transport framework for Children with SEND, Looked after Children and Vulnerable Adults The London Borough of Hackney is looking for appropriately qualified organisations to deliver Passenger Transport Services. This provision includes home-to-school transport for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), as well as services for looked-after children and vulnerable adults. This will be a multi supplier framework with approximately 20 providers for SEND Home to School Travel (LOT 1) and 20 Providers for Ad hoc- Taxi journeys ( LOT 2). We are particularly interested in providers that can provide added social value by actively reducing CO emissions. The proposed framework is scheduled to begin on 1st April 2027 for an initial three-year term, with a provision for a one-year extension. The anticipated timetable is set out below Request to Participate - 27th July - 10th August 2026 Invitation to Tender - 2nd September - 2nd October 2026 Contract award - January 2027 Framework start - 1st April 2027 Please note that this is not a Call for Competition
Lot Information
Home to school transport for SEND children and young people
Lot 1: Home to school transport for SEND children and young people (with and without the passenger assistant requirement) - Minibuses, People Carriers and/ or Taxis.
Renewal: The framework will be for 3 years and include an option to extend for a further 12 months (1 year)
Ad hoc- Taxi journeysLot 2: Ad-hoc journeys (may include some repeat bookings) for service users who meet assessed needs (with and without the passenger assistant requirement)
Renewal: The framework will contract duration is 3 years, and include an option to extend for a further 12 months (1 year).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a925
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056220-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £20,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £19,777,299 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jun 2026Today
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Aug 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- 27 Jul 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2027 - 1 Apr 2030 3-4 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
- LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HACKNEY
- Postcode
- E8 1DY
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
- Delivery Location
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
-
- Local Authority
- Hackney
- Electoral Ward
- Hackney Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056220-2026
15th June 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050946-2026
29th May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.londontenders.org/
The procurement will be published on the London Tender Portal project reference DN184489
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