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Bulk Flow provision for Home to School Transport serving North Norfolk schools

Norfolk County Council

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05 Aug 2026 at 13:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk County Council procured road transport services for bulk-flow home-to-school travel serving schools in North Norfolk. The requirement covered season-ticket provision on local bus services CH, 44, 55, 9, 35B, 402, 9 (404) and 9A. The contracted journeys include services from Holt to Sheringham High School; from Holt, Bodham and West Beckham to Sheringham High School; and from Little Snoring to Fakenham Academy and Fakenham Sixth Form. The work is delivered across North Norfolk, with the named routes linking local communities and schools. This is a transport-services opportunity for bus and coach operators able to provide school travel through scheduled local bus services and manage season-ticket arrangements for pupils.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold procedure, with the method recorded as unknown. One lot produced four active awards, all made to Sanders Coaches Limited, an SME. Contracts were signed on 30 July 2026 and run from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The four contract values are £62,700 gross for services CH, 44, 55, 9 and 35B; £68,400 gross for service 402 between Holt and Sheringham High School; £70,680 gross for service 9 (404) between Holt, Bodham and West Beckham and Sheringham High School; and £38,988 gross for service 9A between Little Snoring and Fakenham Academy and Fakenham Sixth Form. The awards are recorded as active; the procurement was evaluated through the procedure used by the council, with no separate award criteria published.

This procurement demonstrates recurring public-sector demand for scheduled school transport delivered through local bus networks in North Norfolk. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to operate bus or coach services serving rural communities and schools, with the route planning, vehicles, drivers and operational capacity to provide reliable journeys across several named corridors. Experience managing pupil travel and season-ticket arrangements would be directly relevant, as would the ability to coordinate services linking places including Holt, Bodham, West Beckham, Sheringham, Little Snoring and Fakenham. The successful supplier was an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller transport business with suitable local coverage and capacity rather than only by a national operator.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bulk Flow provision for Home to School Transport serving North Norfolk schools

Notice Description

Bulk Flow provision for Home to School Transport serving North Norfolk schools. PS24,0768.00 Bulk Flow provision for home to school transport on Local Bus services CH, 44, 55, 9, 35B, 402, 9 (404) and 9A.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dc72
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074216-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60100000 - Road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£240,768 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Norfolk County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR1 2DH
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Lakenham
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sanders Coaches Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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