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title: "School and Passenger Travel Transport Management System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-056414"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "GATESHEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# School and Passenger Travel Transport Management System

Buyer: GATESHEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056414

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## Summary

Gateshead Borough Council, a public authority within the sub-central government sector, is procuring a School and Passenger Travel Transport Management System under an open procedure. The procurement, which falls under the industry category of software packages and information systems, is focused on enhancing home-to-school and social care transport services for the borough's residents. The procurement has reached the award stage with the contract awarded to LIFTANGO LTD, a small-to-medium enterprise, as of 7th October 2025. The contract was valued at £319,572 gross, with a standstill period concluding on 16th October 2025. The contract will commence on 17th November 2025 and could extend until November 2033, considering possible renewal options.

This procurement presents growth opportunities for businesses specialising in transport management systems and software solutions. With Gateshead Borough Council seeking an out-of-the-box, scalable, and integrative system for monitoring transport services, companies focusing on innovative transport technologies and those capable of offering route planning, real-time tracking, and compliance monitoring will find this tender advantageous. SMEs have shown significant interest, reflected by five out of six final-stage bids. Companies and service providers with a focus on scalability and integration with existing systems are ideally positioned to benefit from such opportunities, thus contributing to business expansion within the public sector transportation niche.

## Notice

Gateshead Council (the Council) is seeking to procure an "out-of-the-box" passenger transport management system that is ready for immediate implementation upon contract award. This system will support the efficient delivery and contract management of home-to-school and social care transport services for residents across the borough. The system must be capable of managing the current operational scope, along with future increases: * Number of passengers: 774 passengers * Number of contracted drivers/chaperones: 350 * Number of destinations: 257 The Council requires a solution that is user-friendly, scalable, and capable of integrating with existing systems where necessary. The system should support route planning, real-time tracking, compliance monitoring, and reporting functionalities.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: If the provided contract is running well and is providing all required functionality the Tender includes the provision for 2 x 24months extensions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062962-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 17 Nov 2025 - 16 Nov 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £320,000 |
| Lots value | £320,000 |
| Awards value | £266,310 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GATESHEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | GATESHEAD |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE8 1HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Gateshead |
| Electoral ward | Bridges |
| Westminster constituency | Gateshead Central and Whickham |
| Delivery location | TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LIFTANGO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2025 at 14:36 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062962-2025
- 22 Jul 2025 at 15:05 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042133-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062962-2025
  7th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042133-2025
  22nd July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.open-uk.org/opportunities

## Notice URLs

- http://www.liftango.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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