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title: "Contracted Transport Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06da14"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2026-08-03"
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# Contracted Transport Services

Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06da14

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## Summary

The procurement process, initiated by Staffordshire County Council, focuses on the planning phase for the future provision of contracted transport services. This project aims to utilise Hackney Carriages, Private Hire Vehicles, and Passenger Carrying Vehicles for a variety of user groups, including children and young people in mainstream education, individuals with Special Educational Needs, disabilities, and the general public. Located in Stafford, UK, this undertaking falls under the services industry category. A Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is scheduled, where suppliers are encouraged to provide feedback by the deadline of 30th September 2026. The anticipated budget for this initiative is approximately £42.4 million annually. The procurement process is expected to formally commence in Spring/Summer 2027 with all activities related to the tender being conducted via the Central Digital Platform and SCC's electronic tendering system, Proactis.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses in the transportation industry, particularly those offering public road transport, taxi services, and non-scheduled passenger transport services. The contract, accommodating various user groups with diverse needs, creates room for innovations in service delivery and management. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are highly suitable to compete due to the tender’s openness to diverse business sizes. Engaging in this tender allows businesses to diversify their service offerings and expand into community transport services, facilitating growth through enhanced operational capabilities and partnership opportunities with local government.

## Notice

Staffordshire County Council are considering their commissioning intentions and options in the future provision of transport, using Hackney Carriages, Private Hire Vehicles and Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV) for children and young people in mainstream education, children and adults with Special Educational Needs (SEN), learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities, and mental health issues and the general public. There may be a requirement for Passenger Assistants on SEN transport provision dependant on the needs of the passenger. In addition the Council is also considering options in the future provision of Local Services, this provides local bus services, demand responsive or dial-a-ride services either as a shared taxi service or registered flexible bus service. This local service allows the general public to access townships and marketplaces.

### Planning Information

Staffordshire County Council are considering their commissioning intentions and options in the future provision of transport, using Hackney Carriages, Private Hire Vehicles and Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV) for children and young people in mainstream education, children and adults with Special Educational Needs (SEN), learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities, and mental health issues and the general public. There may be a requirement for Passenger Assistants on SEN transport provision dependant on the needs of the passenger. 
In addition the Council is also considering options in the future provision of Local Services, this provides local bus services, demand responsive or dial-a-ride services either as a shared taxi service or registered flexible bus service. This local service allows the general public to access townships and marketplaces.
The responses submitted as part of this PME will provide information and feedback on supplier's views on the development of possible future arrangements, how they may work and also the level of interest in the tendering activity that will follow.
Responding to the questions and providing feedback at this stage is not part of any formal tender process and your feedback will not be scored in any way.
Your feedback will be considered when developing and reviewing any service specification, developing the tender documents and pulling together the contract documents and any relevant schedules that cover the processes, policies and operation of the arrangement. 
It is anticipated that any formal procurement process which may follow will be in Spring/Summer 2027.
It is anticipated that the budget will be between a combined value of £42.4m consisting of £33.4m home to school transport and £9m local service per annum (excluding VAT).
There are currently 5,233 pupils traveling on 1,205 contracted routes. The total number of pupils that are eligible for a form of transport is 9,066 and includes those that have access to Personal Travel Budgets (PTB), petrol allowances or local bus passes, which will not be delivered through the current Dynamic Purchasing System or any future replacement arrangement.
How to get involved and where to send the responses to;
We would like suppliers to provide feedback to a specific questionnaire which can be found here 
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ZtLXdM4Qey
Alternatively you can request a Word version of the Questionnaire by emailing commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk requesting the IA3890 PME Questionnaire.
Reply with completed Questionnaire(s)with "IA3890 PME" in the email title.
Please respond with your feedback by Wednesday 30th September 2026 at the latest.
In preparation for the formal process we strongly encourage suppliers to register on the Central Digital Platform 
https://www.gov.uk/find-tender 
in advance as this will be required for the procurement process to come. 
It would also be helpful if suppliers are registered on the SCC's electronic tendering system Proactis 
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login 
as this will be where the tender documents will be available when ready. This system is used for all SCC tendering processes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073224-2026 |
| 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 |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 May 2028 - 29 May 2036 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STAFFORD |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST16 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Stafford |
| Electoral ward | Forebridge |
| Westminster constituency | Stafford |
| Delivery location | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60112000 - Public road transport services
- 60120000 - Taxi services
- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
- 60171000 - Hire of passenger cars with driver
- 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

## Release History

- 3 Aug 2026 at 13:22 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073224-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073224-2026
  3rd August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ZtLXdM4Qey
- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
- https://www.gov.uk/find-tender
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk

## Provenance

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