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SOL - Home to School Transport DPS

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

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18 Sep 2026 at 12:03

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Summary of the contracting process

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council procured home-to-school passenger transport services through a dynamic purchasing system. The requirement covers individual school transport routes, using passenger vehicles with drivers, for journeys associated with the council’s home-to-school transport service. The work is delivered in and around Solihull. It is a services procurement, classified under passenger transport vehicle hire with a driver (CPV 60170000), with transport services as an additional classification. The arrangement is intended for operators able to provide scheduled education transport rather than general freight or vehicle-only hire. The council is the buying organisation, and the awards cover route-level transport requirements within its home-to-school service.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through an open procedure under a dynamic purchasing system. Evaluation was based on price, and electronic auctioning was used. Fourteen suppliers received active awards: AFJ Ltd (£38,000), BHM Smart Cars Ltd (£40,090), City Link Transfers Ltd (£12,538), Green Destinations Ltd (£16,530), Local Radio Cars Ltd (£292,230), VIP Executive Travel (£92,416), VIP Drive Midlands Ltd (£74,195), 24x7 Ltd (£85,120), City Elite Cars Ltd (£23,368), Taxie Ltd trading as E Cars Private Hire Ltd (£60,990), Bromford Cars Ltd (£15,770), LetsRide West Midlands Ltd (£30,400), Select Private Hire Ltd (£370,880), and Take Me Group (£17,100). Contracts were signed on 18 September 2026. The route lot is recorded as cancelled, while the individual awards and contracts are active. Fourteen bids were recorded for most awards, and eleven for one award. The arrangement includes an option to extend to the end of the DPS term.

This procurement shows demand for route-based home-to-school transport in Solihull, with awards made to a broad mix of private-hire, taxi and passenger-transport operators. Successful competitors included mainly small and medium-sized businesses, alongside larger operators, indicating that both local firms and suppliers with wider operating capacity can be credible. A future competitor would need dependable vehicles with drivers, the operational capacity to cover scheduled school routes, and the ability to price individual routes competitively. Local knowledge of Solihull and surrounding journeys would be commercially relevant, as would experience coordinating multiple vehicles, maintaining reliable service for pupils, and meeting the practical requirements of education transport. The route-level structure also favours operators able to bid selectively for suitable work rather than only large end-to-end transport providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SOL - Home to School Transport DPS

Notice Description

Route awards for Home to School transport Q1 2025/26 - Q2 2026/27.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This notice contains details of individual Routes awarded via the Solihull Home to School Transport DPS.

Options: Option to extend up to end of DPS term.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077553
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088628-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,169,627 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOLIHULL
Postcode
B91 3QB
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG32 Solihull
Delivery Location
TLG32 Solihull
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
St Alphege
Westminster Constituency
Solihull West and Shirley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
14
Supplier Names

AFJ Limited

BHM Smart Cars

City Link Transfers

Green Destinations Ltd

Local Radio Cars

VIP Executive Travel

VIP Drive Midlands Ltd

24x7 Ltd

City Elite Cars

Taxie

Bromford Cars Ltd

LetsRide West Midlands Ltd

SELECT PRIVATE HIRE LTD

Take Me Group Ltd

Further Information

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