Non-scheduled passenger transport: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 60140000Services · classin Transport & Passenger Services

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Local authorities 55% (101 notices)
  • Central government 7% (13 notices)
  • Other public bodies 6% (11 notices)
  • NHS & health 6% (11 notices)
  • Education & universities 4% (7 notices)
  • Not classified 22% (40 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Strathclyde Partnership for Transportnot classified3270
Fife CouncilLocal authorities530
West Yorkshire Combined AuthorityLocal authorities500
Angus CouncilLocal authorities430
Conwy County Borough CouncilLocal authorities400
NHS Wales Shared Services PartnershipNHS & health400
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilLocal authorities400
SOUTH WEST SMART APPLICATIONS LIMITEDOther public bodies321
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined AuthorityLocal authorities310
Milton Keynes City CouncilLocal authorities310

100 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 167 of 184 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Scotland55 · 33%
Wales (Cymru)22 · 13%
South West England18 · 11%
Yorkshire and the Humber16 · 10%
South East England14 · 8%
East of England13 · 8%
Greater London13 · 8%
West Midlands12 · 7%
North West England10 · 6%
North East England6 · 4%
East Midlands6 · 4%
Northern Ireland2 · 1%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 50% (92 notices)
  • Framework 16% (29 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 34% (63 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 43% (79 notices)
  • Selective 36% (66 notices)
  • Route not published 20% (37 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 1% (2 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 89% (24 notices)
  • Below threshold 11% (3 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=51median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (47) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=112
  • 1 bid 16% (18)
  • 2–3 48% (54)
  • 4–6 28% (31)
  • 7 or more 8% (9)
Contract value, net
p25 £293median £445p75 £692
interquartile range of 1,048 awards · p90 £69,520
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=18middle half 2–4
Competed100%robust · n=47open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs98%robust · n=344of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs78%robust · n=1,036single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally100%robust · n=1,027winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned0%robust · n=47cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot27robust · n=1659 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 1,918 awards to 246 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 56% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 72 of 184 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract20 notices · 28% · 2 open
Sell2Wales11 notices · 15% · 2 open
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management9 notices · 13% · 1 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution7 notices · 10% · 1 open
Atamis Health Family Portal3 notices · 4% · 2 open

Open tenders in non-scheduled passenger transport

12 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
School and Special Transport Open FrameworkFramework6 lotsBedford Borough Council5 Oct 202615d£48,000,000 ceiling
Integrated Micromobility Services 2027The West of England Combined Authority9 Oct 202619d£90,000,000
On Vehicle Digital Technology (AVL, CCTV, APC, TLP, Comms, On Bus Destination, AVA, Bridge Strike Systems & Vehicle Compute Capability) Franchising and Wider Transport Ticketing & Payment Consultancy ServicesFramework2 lotsSOUTH WEST SMART APPLICATIONS LIMITED19 Oct 202629d£100,000,000 ceiling
Ongoing Applications for our Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of Education, Social Care & Ad-Hoc Transport ServicesDPSWrexham County Borough Council14 Jun 2027266d
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger TransportDPSKirklees Council31 May 2028619d£30,000,000 ceiling
Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Travel and Transport Services for Children's Services and Adult Social Care & Health ServicesDPSLondon Borough of Bexley31 Jul 2028679d£30,000,000 ceiling
Passenger Transport ServicesDPS5 lotsNewport City Council31 Jul 2028680d£80,000,000 ceiling
Extension of existing Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Passenger Transport ServicesDPS6 lotsLondon Borough of Enfield23 Feb 2029887d£60,000,000 ceiling
Extension of Existing Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport ServicesDPS5 lotsSwindon Borough Council23 Feb 2029887d
Establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Home to School Transport Services (Round 2)DPS4 lotsBlaenau Gwent County Borough Council31 Aug 20291076d£16,500,000 ceiling
Dynamic Market for Non Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) Taxi Support ProvisionDPS3 lotsEast Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust31 Mar 20301288d
Non Franchised Bus and DRT ServicesDPS4 lotsTransport for Greater Manchester1 Jan 20311564d£15,000,000 ceiling

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 6014. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 6014. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.