Official UK procurement notice
B1019 – Provision of Home to School Transport (September 2026) (Mixed Vehicles) for Bridgend County Borough Council
Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBridgend County Borough Council are awarding a contract for B1019 Provision of Home to School Transport (September 2026) (Mixed Vehicles) for Bridgend County Borough Council.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 12 Jun 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger cars with driver
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£4,900,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Method Statement Questions: 40%
- Lowest Daily Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Lowest Daily Price: Lowest Daily Price Per Route
- Method Statement Questions
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 12 Jun 2028
- First published
- 13 May 2026, 14:52 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 10:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
B1019- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055362- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0697dfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Please see tender documents.
If you wish to submit a Tender, please ensure that all required information is completed and submitted in full via the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗. The itt number is itt_124711
Timeline
13 May 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published163 days ago13 May 2026, 14:52 BST
- Market engagement147 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Bridgend County Borough Council invite interested bidders to a Pre-Market Engagement Event to discuss the forthcoming Home to School Transport Mixed Routes Tender.
The event will be taking place on the 1st of June 2026 via Microsoft Teams from 12:00pm to 13:00pm.
Please email [email protected] to register your interest.
- Next notice expected137 days ago8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published134 days ago11 Jun 2026, 15:43 BST
- Clarification questions by114 days ago1 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline108 days ago8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent72 days ago13 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by64 days ago20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends60 days ago24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts53 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published53 days ago1 Sept 2026, 10:55 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 May 2026, 14:52 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published11 Jun 2026, 15:43 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active11 Jun 2026, 15:43 BST
- Procurement method changed11 Jun 2026, 15:43 BST
- Deadline published: 8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST11 Jun 2026, 15:43 BST
- Contract award notice published13 Aug 2026, 14:02 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Aug 2026, 14:02 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Sept 2026, 10:55 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 13 May 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgend Taxi Leasing LtdSME, DRIVEN PERSONAL HIRE LTDSME, James TaxisSME, Munros Taxis and Minibus, PEYTON TRAVEL LIMITEDSME, VILLAGE BUS & TAXI LIMITEDSMEjoint award1 Sept 2026 – 20 Jul 2028 | £3,450,685 | 13 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
B1019 – Provision of Home to School Transport (September 2026) (Mixed Vehicles) for Bridgend County Borough Council · Bridgend Taxi Leasing LtdSME, DRIVEN PERSONAL HIRE LTDSME, James TaxisSME, Munros Taxis and Minibus, PEYTON TRAVEL LIMITEDSME, VILLAGE BUS & TAXI LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 26 Aug 2026
- Value
- £3,450,685
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 20 Jul 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17final-stage tenders | 15 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice- Bridgend Taxi Leasing LtdAwarded supplier
- Driven Personal Hire LimitedAwarded supplier
- James TaxisAwarded supplier
- Munros Taxis and MinibusAwarded supplier
- Peyton Travel LtdAwarded supplier
- Village Bus & Taxi LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications Please see tender documents. If you wish to submit a Tender, please ensure that all required information is completed and submitted in full via the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html. The itt number is itt_124711
- Bidding documents and specifications Please see tender documents. If you wish to submit a Tender, please ensure that all required information is completed and submitted in full via the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html. The itt number is itt_124711
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender