--- title: "Home to Adult Day Services Transport" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0775c3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0775c3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0775c3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0775c3.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Bridgend County Borough Council" published: "2026-09-18" --- # Home to Adult Day Services Transport Buyer: Bridgend County Borough Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0775c3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0775c3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0775c3.json) ## Summary Bridgend County Borough Council is planning a home-to-adult day services transport contract. The service will transport adults between their homes and day service provision, using a mixed fleet of taxis, specially adapted taxis, SUVs and minibuses. The requirement will be divided into a schedule of separate routes, allowing suppliers to provide the routes suited to their vehicles and operating capability. The main category is passenger transport services (CPV 60000000). Delivery is associated with Bridgend County Borough Council’s service area. This is a council-run service requirement rather than a purchase of vehicles: suppliers would provide the transport operation, vehicles and associated driving capacity needed to deliver the routes. The procurement is at the planning stage and this record is for preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender. The council intends to use an open competition under its Contract Procedure Rules. It expects to publish the next notice on 13 October 2026. A pre-market engagement event is planned for 29 September 2026, with registration requested by noon on 28 September 2026. The indicative contract period is 4 January 2027 to 5 January 2029, with renewal possible to 4 January 2030. The estimated value is £385,000 excluding VAT, or £462,000 including VAT. The contract is currently structured as one lot and is above the relevant threshold. This will suit passenger transport operators able to run scheduled home-to-day-service routes with taxis, accessible or specially adapted taxis, SUVs and minibuses. Suppliers with a mixed fleet, reliable dispatch and route-management arrangements, appropriately licensed and insured drivers, and the capacity to cover multiple separate routes are likely to be well placed when the competition reaches the market. The council has indicated that small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises are suitable participants. Operators can use the pre-market engagement to understand the forthcoming route structure and discuss practical delivery issues before preparing for the planned open competition. The requirement is particularly relevant to local or regional community transport and specialist passenger transport providers. ## Notice This notice is for the Pre Market Engagement Event for the forthcoming Home to Adult Day Services Tender exercise. The tender will include taxis, special taxis, SUVs and minibus contracts and will comprise of a schedule of separate routes which will be advertised by the Corporate Procurement Team by way of an open competition under the Council's Contract Procedure Rules. ### Planning Information Bridgend County Borough Council invite interested bidders to a Pre-Market Engagement Event to discuss the forthcoming Home to Adult Day Services Transport Mixed Routes Tender. The event will be taking place on the 29th of September 2026 via Microsoft Teams from 12:30pm to 13:30pm. Please email tenders@bridgend.gov.uk to register your interest no later than 12:00 noon on the 28th of September 2026. The invite to the teams meeting with be sent out after 12:00 noon on the 28th of September 2026. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088843-2026 | | 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, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 4 Jan 2027 - 5 Jan 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £385,000 | | 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 | Bridgend County Borough Council | | Locality | BRIDGEND | | Postcode area | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF31 4WB | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend | | Local authority | Bridgend | | Electoral ward | Bridgend Central | | Westminster constituency | Bridgend | | Delivery location | TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 18 Sep 2026 at 15:57 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088843-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088843-2026 18th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.bridgend.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0775c3. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0775c3.json.