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Batch 741 School Transport Procurement

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE4)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 19:00 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
2lots
2 lots · 2 published items
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~39 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 39 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£2,698,817
Contract/award value: £2,698,817
2 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
1 bids
SME bid count not published
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 60)
Based on 14,540 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
40%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
8 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
39 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 60)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
network cars (tottenham) ltd
557 contracts£2,202,143At ceiling / not disclosed
XPERT CARS
418 contracts£156,611,853At ceiling / not disclosed
STL
416 contracts£129,939,716At ceiling / not disclosed
Airport Transfer Cars Ltd
340 contracts£1,425,006At ceiling / not disclosed
Emess Car Service
318 contracts£157,205At ceiling / not disclosed
Leyton Midland Cars
263 contracts£16,077At ceiling / not disclosed
iconnectcar
205 contracts£93,861,905At ceiling / not disclosed
Sprint transfers Ltd
200 contracts£65,385,592At ceiling / not disclosed
ANGEL CARS (WOKING) LTD
185 contracts£79,033,813At ceiling / not disclosed
Sam's Cars Limited
184 contracts£122,662At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
6/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - School and Special Transport Open FrameworkBedford Borough Council · 28 Aug 2026, 09:17 BST
£0
same CPV family
ET16643 Passenger Transport DPS awards 01 April 2026 to 30 June 2026Hampshire County Council · 22 Jul 2026, 12:22 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
School and Social Care TransportReading Borough Council · 2 Sept 2026, 11:52 BST
£36,000,000
same CPV family
Dorset Learning Centre TransportDorset Council · 10 Jul 2026, 16:35 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
Passenger Transport Open FrameworkThe North Yorkshire Council · 27 Aug 2026, 16:35 BST
£837,500,000
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: West Yorkshire Combined Authority: "Batch 741 School Transport Procurement". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityWest Yorkshire Combined AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for West Yorkshire Combined Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
6Bids / Report (median)
16.9% of reports have one bid · Mean: 8.6 bids
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
East Yorkshire Motor Services Limited, Procters Coaches (North Yorkshire) Limited, Esk Valley Coaches Limited, Compass Royston Travel Limted, W Cropper Limited T/A Fourway Coaches Top vendor: 24% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 71 active published awards; 71 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 60):
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWest Yorkshire Combined Authority
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published6 Sept 2024, 15:34 BST
Last source update6 Sept 2024, 15:34 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE4)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-043768
What is being bought
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has awarded contracts for School Transport (Bus) Services.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    6 Sept 2024, 15:34 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    6 Sept 2024, 15:34 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    6 Sept 2024, 15:34 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    6 Sept 2024, 15:34 BST
  5. Published value updated to £3,000,000
    7 Mar 2024, 09:18 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    7 Mar 2024, 09:18 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    7 Mar 2024, 09:18 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 10 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
    7 Mar 2024, 09:18 GMT
  9. Published value updated to £2,800,000
    6 Feb 2024, 00:19 GMT
  10. Status changed to planned
    6 Feb 2024, 00:19 GMT
  11. Official notice release published
    6 Feb 2024, 00:19 GMT
  12. Buyer information updated
    6 Feb 2024, 00:19 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    WYCA has tendered a number of school transport routes across the region, primarily in Kirklees and Calderdale for a period of 3 years.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Lot 2
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    WYCA has tendered a number of school transport routes across the region, primarily in Kirklees and Calderdale for a period of 3 years.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    6 Sept 2024, 15:34 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 6 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST · £2,509,817
  5. Contract active
    Signed 6 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST · £189,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Transdev Blazefield Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Lether’s Travel Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Batch 741 School Transport Services
£2,509,817 · signed 6 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Batch 741 School Transport Services
£189,000 · signed 6 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
bids: 1 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Contracting authority GB-FTS-31903
View buyer profile

  • West Yorkshire Combined Authority
    buyer

    8876556
    Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds, UKE4, LS1 2DE
    [email protected]

  • High Court of England and Wales
    reviewBody

    London

  • Lether’s Travel Ltd
    supplier

    14277898
    Leeds, UKE4

  • Transdev Blazefield Ltd
    supplier

    02605399
    Harrogate, UKE4
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