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title: "PIN - SEND Buses"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0369c6"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK"
published: "2022-09-20"
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# PIN - SEND Buses

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0369c6

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## Summary

The London Borough of Southwark is planning to re-tender its Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) bus services. The aim is to provide safe and reliable transport for children and young people with SEND up to 25 years old. Interested organisations can engage in a market insight stage by completing and returning a questionnaire by 4th October 2022. The contract may be extended for up to two years at the discretion of the contracting authority.

This tender by Southwark Council offers opportunities for transport service providers to contribute to the SEND bus services. Businesses involved in providing transportation services, especially those catering to children and young people with special needs, are well-suited to compete. The tender is currently at the planning stage, and the future notice date for this opportunity is 5th December 2022.

## Notice

Southwark Council is currently planning a re-tendering for its Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) bus services. The aim of the service is to provide a safe, sensitive and reliable transport service to meet the needs of children and young people aged up to 25 years with SEND travelling to and from school and other establishments.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contracting authority is currently planning a re-tendering for its Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) bus services and would like to hear from any organisations who are currently providing these services to further understand: * The size of the market within, or adjacent to, Southwark * Types of service providers and * Potential challenges, issues and/or risks The contracting authority invites organisations of any size to engage and assist in this market insight stage by completing and returning a questionnaire which is attached to this notice and can be downloaded from the portal. Completed questionnaires should be submitted via the messaging service not later than 5pm on Tuesday 4th October 2022. Responses to the questionnaire will be treated confidentially. Please note that this exercise is not the commencement of a procurement procedure nor a call for expressions of interest. Any procurement of any services by the contracting authority in due course will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and advertised on the ProContract portal. The contracting authority shall not be liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any organisation participating in this soft market testing/sounding exercise.

Renewal: The contract will be subject to extension for a period or periods of up to two (2) years at the contracting authority's discretion.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026293-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 5 Dec 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 2QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | London Bridge & West Bermondsey |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 20 Sep 2022 at 17:42 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026293-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.southwark.gov.uk

## Provenance

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