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title: "Provision of Passenger Transport Services for Children & Adults - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - Summer Refresh 2026"
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# Provision of Passenger Transport Services for Children & Adults - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - Summer Refresh 2026

Buyer: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bf47b03b-f189-4df7-a002-d160ca99aa3d

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## Summary

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council buys passenger transport for eligible children travelling between home and school, including children with special educational needs and those without. Services cover journeys within Barnsley and to destinations outside the borough, with single or return trips scheduled daily, weekly, fortnightly or once per school term. The council also needs transport to and from day centres for vulnerable adults covered by disability legislation. This is road passenger transport work serving Barnsley and destinations beyond the borough; specific routes and schools are not identified. The requirement supports access to education and day-centre services. Suppliers may need to cover a range of journey patterns and passenger groups across the borough and neighbouring areas.

The Summer 2026 refresh has been awarded following a restricted procedure under the council’s dynamic purchasing system. The award date was 31 August 2026, and 15 suppliers were selected: Platinum Travel Barnsley, Silverline Travel, AA Taxis, KP Taxis, Club Travel Ltd, Venture Taxis Ltd, Golden Seven Cabs Ltd, SM Travel Yorkshire Ltd, Martini Taxis, 24 x 7 Ltd, Nexus Taxis Limited, Call and Ride Ltd, ITravel Direct Limited, BM Travel Ltd and Travel Direct. The combined award value is £1,085,541 for the initial contract period from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The original tender’s submission deadline was 2 September 2026. The council may extend individual routes in later summer refreshes where there is no fundamental change to the route; the stated value covers the full duration.

This award shows recurring demand from Barnsley Council for school and adult day-centre passenger transport, with multiple providers selected to cover individual routes. Credible competitors will need to organise dependable scheduled journeys for eligible children, including those with special educational needs, as well as vulnerable adults. The service pattern can involve single or return trips at daily, weekly, fortnightly or termly intervals, so operators need to manage varied timetables and consistent delivery throughout school terms. The work serves destinations both within Barnsley and outside the borough, making coverage across the local area and neighbouring destinations commercially relevant. The selected suppliers include taxi and travel operators based in Barnsley and nearby towns, demonstrating a market served by passenger transport businesses operating at local and regional scale.

## Notice

BMBC has a statutory duty to provide home to school travel arrangements for eligible children to access their education for both SEN and non-SEN children as outlined in the Home to School/college Travel Assistance Policy. The requirement is for a regular home to school transport service during school term time both in the Borough of Barnsley and out of the Borough, which include daily, weekly, fortnightly, or termly single or return journeys. In addition, the Council also provides transport to and from day centres for vulnerable adults who are covered under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 and 1986. This is a contract award notice for the Summer Refresh 2026 call offs from the original DPS notice - 96182 Provision of Passenger Transport Services for Children & Adults - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Please note that the route location has not been disclosed due to naming specific schools could indirectly identify pupils. The contract start and end dates listed are for the initial period and the Council may extend each route for additional years if no fundamental change occurs to the route when conducting the summer refresh. The total contract value is based on the full duration.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/26c7965e-45a8-438a-9934-4fc851cf1049 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,085,541 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,085,541 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Locality | BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE |
| Postcode area | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S70 2TA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE33 Barnsley |
| Local authority | Barnsley |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Barnsley North |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 15 |
| Supplier names | Platinum Travel Barnsley; Silverline Travel; AA Taxis; KP Taxis; Club Travel; venture taxis; DB Investment Group; SM Travel Yorkshire Ltd; Martini Taxis; 24x7 Ltd; Nexus Taxis Limited; Call & Ride; I Travel Direct; BM Travel; Travel Direct |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60100000 - Road transport services

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 15:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/26c7965e-45a8-438a-9934-4fc851cf1049

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/26c7965e-45a8-438a-9934-4fc851cf1049
  29th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.barnsley.gov.uk

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