Road transport services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 60100000Services · 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 56% (320 notices)
  • Central government 11% (64 notices)
  • Other public bodies 8% (46 notices)
  • Education & universities 6% (34 notices)
  • NHS & health 5% (28 notices)
  • Not classified 14% (79 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Nexusnot classified2500
West Yorkshire Combined AuthorityLocal authorities2200
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CouncilLocal authorities1320
Oxfordshire County CouncilLocal authorities1220
Falkirk CouncilLocal authorities1111
Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County CouncilLocal authorities1120
Transport for LondonOther public bodies1010
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined AuthorityLocal authorities900
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityLocal authorities940
The City of Edinburgh CouncilLocal authorities900

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 462 of 578 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
Scotland67 · 15%
Yorkshire and the Humber65 · 14%596%97%
South East England58 · 13%
Wales (Cymru)55 · 12%
South West England48 · 10%
Greater London47 · 10%460%100%
North East England43 · 9%
East Midlands41 · 9%
North West England41 · 9%
East of England39 · 8%464%83%
Northern Ireland33 · 7%
West Midlands26 · 6%

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 71% (412 notices)
  • Framework 17% (97 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 12% (69 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 58% (337 notices)
  • Route not published 22% (129 notices)
  • Selective 17% (97 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 3% (15 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 79% (87 notices)
  • Below threshold 21% (23 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=159median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (195) · 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=83
  • 1 bid 17% (14)
  • 2–3 36% (30)
  • 4–6 33% (27)
  • 7 or more 14% (12)
Contract value, net
p25 £120,000median £387,864p75 £1,260,625
interquartile range of 142 awards · p90 £3,155,791
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=68middle half 2–5
Competed95%robust · n=195open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs73%robust · n=204of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs73%robust · n=98single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally93%robust · n=266winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimateat the estimaterobust · n=219 below · 6 above
Abandoned4%robust · n=195cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot17robust · n=48116 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 4,892 awards to 1,156 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 40% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 200 of 578 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract52 notices · 26% · 9 open
In-tend Electronic Procurement27 notices · 14% · 4 open
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management26 notices · 13% · 2 open
Sell2Wales25 notices · 13%
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)22 notices · 11% · 1 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution21 notices · 11% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing9 notices · 5%
Atamis Health Family Portal8 notices · 4% · 2 open

Open tenders in road transport services

22 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Dockless bike hire concession services Lot 2London Borough of Camden25 Sept 20265d£82,000,000
Dockless bike hire concession services Lot 1 (contract 2)London Borough of Camden25 Sept 20265d£82,000,000
Dockless bike hire concession services Lot 1 (contract 1)London Borough of Camden25 Sept 20265d£82,000,000
Vehicle Hire Contract12 lotsLeicestershire County Council25 Sept 20265d£4,000,000
***Pre-Market Engagement*** ICT-26-002 Tachograph Analysis and Supportthe Education Authority30 Sept 202610d£360,000
Passenger Transport Open FrameworkFramework3 lotsThe North Yorkshire Council2 Oct 202612d£837,500,000 ceiling
School and Social Care TransportFramework2 lotsReading Borough Council7 Oct 202617d£36,000,000 ceiling
Supply, Delivery, Installation, Removal and Re-siting of Bus SheltersFrameworkFalkirk Council16 Oct 202626d£1,250,000 ceiling
WSCC - JS - Passenger Transport DPSDPSWest Sussex County Council2 May 2027224d£175,000,000 ceiling
DPS for Special Education Needs Transport 2014 to 2018DPSBlackburn with Darwen10 Feb 2028508d£7,000,000 ceiling
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) – Home to School/College Transport ServicesDPSBorough Council of Calderdale31 Jul 2028680d£2,500,000 ceiling
For a Dynamic Purchasing System for Home to School Mainstream, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, Pupil Referral Units, Post 16 College, Short Term Care and Adult & Child Social Care TransportDPSBuckinghamshire Council27 Oct 2028768d
SS15 96 DPS - Supported Local Bus (including Kent Karrier) and Home to School Transport ServicesDPSKent County Council22 Feb 2029885d£100,000,000 ceiling
Extension: WSCC - Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)DPS3 lotsWest Sussex County Council23 Feb 2029886d£175,000,000 ceiling
Home to School Transport and Adult Social Care Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)DPSWigan Council23 Feb 2029886d£53,200,000 ceiling
YPO - 001117 Fleet Management DPSDPS12 lotsYPO23 Feb 2029887d£500,000,000 ceiling
Extension of existing Dynamic Purchasing System for the Supply of Passenger Transport ServicesDPS2 lotsSuffolk County Council23 Feb 2029887d£600,000,000 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
WCC - Dynamic Purchasing System for Bus Transport ServicesDPSWarwickshire County Council17 Mar 20301274d£150,000,000 ceiling
Dynamic Market for Non Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) Taxi Support ProvisionDPS3 lotsEast Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust31 Mar 20301288d
WCC - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of a Passenger Transport Service using a Taxi or a Private Hire CarDPSWarwickshire County Council15 Oct 20301486d£190,000,000 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 6010. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 17 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 6010. 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.