---
title: "Passenger Transport DPS awards - July 2026 to September 2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078451"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078451.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Norfolk County Council"
published: "2026-10-09"
---

# Passenger Transport DPS awards - July 2026 to September 2026

Buyer: Norfolk County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078451

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## Summary

Norfolk County Council procured passenger transport services through its dynamic purchasing system, with contracts awarded for services covering July to September 2026. This is road-based passenger transport, rather than a purchase of vehicles or transport infrastructure. The procurement is classified as a service and was managed by the council in Norfolk. Delivery locations are recorded across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The published scope refers to passenger transport services under the council’s DPS; it does not describe particular journeys, passenger groups, vehicle types or individual routes. The opportunity is therefore relevant to operators providing passenger transport across one or more of these areas, subject to the detailed service requirements.

The procurement is complete and has resulted in an active contract. Norfolk County Council used a restricted procedure to award contracts under its passenger transport DPS. The award is dated within the July–September 2026 period described for this group of awards; the contract was signed on 30 September 2026. The recorded contract value is £92,986,169.88. The award entry associates the contract with a supplier reference labelled “Passenger Transport Contracts”; that reference does not identify a contracting company by name. The lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active. The stated evaluation criterion for the lot was price. The process recorded 999 bids. The awarded value and signed date relate to the recorded contract, not a breakdown of individual routes or services.

For passenger transport operators, this award shows that Norfolk County Council uses its DPS to place substantial volumes of road passenger transport work, with price stated as the lot’s evaluation criterion. A credible competitor would need to deliver passenger transport services within the relevant areas of England and compete on price. The recorded bid count indicates a highly competitive field, so suppliers would need to present a clear, commercially competitive offer and demonstrate they can deliver the required transport service at the scale sought. The procurement does not identify particular vehicle types, passenger groups, routes, accreditations or technical qualifications, so these should not be assumed as defining requirements from this award. Its relevance is strongest for established passenger transport businesses able to serve public-sector requirements through a restricted DPS route.

## Notice

Award of contracts under the Council's DPS for Passenger Transport Services for the period July 2026 to September 2026.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

See the link below for the list of attached contractors and contracts awarded under this DPS. https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/article/43424/Passenger-Transport-Contracts

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095479-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | £92,986,169 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Norfolk County Council |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Postcode area | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR1 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk |
| Local authority | Norwich |
| Electoral ward | Lakenham |
| Westminster constituency | Norwich South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/article/43424/Passenger-Transport-Contracts |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60100000 - Road transport services

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2026 at 09:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095479-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.norfolk.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:450394-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/article/43424/Passenger-Transport-Contracts

## Provenance

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