---
title: "Secure Transport"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e4a6"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-08-14"
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# Secure Transport

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e4a6

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## Summary

Bristol City Council commissioned secure transport services for its Children’s Home Finding Team. The requirement is to move vulnerable young people with high levels of need safely between placements and children’s homes. The service includes transport accompanied by highly trained escorts, with staffing sometimes requiring a three-to-one escort ratio. This is a specialist social care transport service rather than general passenger transport. Delivery is in Bristol. The awarded service is classified under health and social work services. The work would suit providers able to combine safe vehicle operations with trained, reliable escort teams and the safeguarding practices needed when transporting vulnerable young people between care settings.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Serenity Welfare Ltd, an SME. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. The award date was 14 August 2026, and the contract was signed on 13 August 2026. The contract value is £30,000 excluding VAT, or £36,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 14 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. The contract is active and covers one completed lot. The selected supplier is responsible for the secure transport requirement, including highly trained escorts and occasional three-to-one escorting for young people with high levels of need.

For a supplier assessing future work from Bristol City Council, this award demonstrates demand for a small, focused secure transport service supporting children and young people in care. A credible competitor would need dependable vehicles, robust safeguarding arrangements and staff trained to escort vulnerable passengers safely between placements and children’s homes. It would also need the operational capacity to provide enhanced escorting, including three escorts for some journeys, while maintaining discretion, reliability and close coordination with the council’s Children’s Home Finding Team. The awarded supplier is an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a specialist provider rather than only by a large transport operator. Relevant social care transport experience and strong workforce management would strengthen a future offering.

## Notice

To enable Children's Home Finding Team to securely transport vulnerable young people with high level of need between placements/Children's Home. This contract is for the supply of transport with highly trained escorts sometimes on a 3:1 basis

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077682-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £30,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bristol City Council |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SERENITY WELFARE LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 13:16 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077682-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077682-2026
  14th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://serenitywelfare.org
- http://www.bristol.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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