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Home to School Transport

City of York Council

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Planning

08 Oct 2026 at 12:29

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

City of York Council intends to procure home-to-school transport for multiple routes serving its maintained schools in York. The service is expected to use buses of varying sizes and, on some routes, taxis. The council is also considering including shared routes for Adult Social Care, which would broaden the service beyond school journeys. Delivery is in York. This is passenger transport with drivers, rather than a purchase of vehicles. The previous arrangement was divided into seven lots; the council is considering restructuring the lots for the new procurement, so the eventual route and lot groupings may differ.

This is at the planning stage: the council has stated its intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. It expects to publish the next notice in March 2027. The planned contract period is 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2030, with possible extension to 31 August 2032. The stated estimated value is £6 million excluding VAT (£7.2 million including VAT). The council expects the value to remain similar to the previous contract, adjusted for cost increases, and is considering adding shared Adult Social Care routes, potentially increasing the procurement by £400,000 excluding VAT. The previous arrangement had seven lots; the council is considering a different lot structure. The planning information does not set out an expected procedure, eligibility requirements or evaluation criteria.

The work is likely to suit passenger transport operators able to provide reliable, multi-route home-to-school services in York, using vehicles of different sizes and taxis where required. Providers with capacity to serve maintained schools and, if included, shared Adult Social Care routes may be well placed to respond. The council has indicated that it is reviewing how routes are grouped into lots, so suppliers should prepare for a structure that may differ from the previous seven-lot arrangement. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises are identified as suitable suppliers. The buyer’s stated focus is delivery of transport across multiple routes; the expected fleet mix and possible social care element point to the value of flexible scheduling and a range of passenger transport vehicles.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Home to School Transport

Notice Description

Delivery of York's home to school transport service for multiple routes to our maintained schools. We expect these to be delivered via buses of varying sizes, and in some instances, taxis. Our previous contract was split into 7 Lots with an approximate value of PS5.6million total (excl VAT). Whilst we expect the value to remain similar but in line with cost increases, we are considering a restructure of the Lots. York is also considering including some of the shared routes for our Adult Social Care needs. This may increase the total value of the procurement by a further PS400,000 excl VAT.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0783a9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095165-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline 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

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Mar 20275 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2027 - 1 Sep 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
City of York Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 6GA
Postcode Area
York
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
TLE21 York
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Micklegate
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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