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Home to Adult Day Services Transport

Bridgend County Borough Council

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Planning

18 Sep 2026 at 15:57

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bridgend County Borough Council is planning a home-to-adult day services transport contract. The service will transport adults between their homes and day service provision, using a mixed fleet of taxis, specially adapted taxis, SUVs and minibuses. The requirement will be divided into a schedule of separate routes, allowing suppliers to provide the routes suited to their vehicles and operating capability. The main category is passenger transport services (CPV 60000000). Delivery is associated with Bridgend County Borough Council’s service area. This is a council-run service requirement rather than a purchase of vehicles: suppliers would provide the transport operation, vehicles and associated driving capacity needed to deliver the routes.

The procurement is at the planning stage and this record is for preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender. The council intends to use an open competition under its Contract Procedure Rules. It expects to publish the next notice on 13 October 2026. A pre-market engagement event is planned for 29 September 2026, with registration requested by noon on 28 September 2026. The indicative contract period is 4 January 2027 to 5 January 2029, with renewal possible to 4 January 2030. The estimated value is £385,000 excluding VAT, or £462,000 including VAT. The contract is currently structured as one lot and is above the relevant threshold.

This will suit passenger transport operators able to run scheduled home-to-day-service routes with taxis, accessible or specially adapted taxis, SUVs and minibuses. Suppliers with a mixed fleet, reliable dispatch and route-management arrangements, appropriately licensed and insured drivers, and the capacity to cover multiple separate routes are likely to be well placed when the competition reaches the market. The council has indicated that small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises are suitable participants. Operators can use the pre-market engagement to understand the forthcoming route structure and discuss practical delivery issues before preparing for the planned open competition. The requirement is particularly relevant to local or regional community transport and specialist passenger transport providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Home to Adult Day Services Transport

Notice Description

This notice is for the Pre Market Engagement Event for the forthcoming Home to Adult Day Services Tender exercise. The tender will include taxis, special taxis, SUVs and minibus contracts and will comprise of a schedule of separate routes which will be advertised by the Corporate Procurement Team by way of an open competition under the Council's Contract Procedure Rules.

Planning Information

Bridgend County Borough Council invite interested bidders to a Pre-Market Engagement Event to discuss the forthcoming Home to Adult Day Services Transport Mixed Routes Tender. The event will be taking place on the 29th of September 2026 via Microsoft Teams from 12:30pm to 13:30pm. Please email tenders@bridgend.gov.uk to register your interest no later than 12:00 noon on the 28th of September 2026. The invite to the teams meeting with be sent out after 12:00 noon on the 28th of September 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775c3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088843-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£385,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 5 Jan 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bridgend County Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRIDGEND
Postcode
CF31 4WB
Postcode Area
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

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