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title: "CN250575 - Concessionary Travel Management"
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# CN250575 - Concessionary Travel Management

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn250575-concessionary-travel-management-ocds-h6vhtk-05f31b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "CN250575 - Concessionary Travel Management". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Transport systems consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn250575-concessionary-travel-management-ocds-h6vhtk-05f31b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f31b`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn250575-concessionary-travel-management-ocds-h6vhtk-05f31b#tl-md)

## Description
Kent County Council is seeking responses from the commercial market to help shape the management functions and services in relation to administering its concessionary travel schemes; the English National Concessionary scheme (ENCTS) also known as the older persons and disabled persons bus pass, and other concessionary schemes, the Kent Travel Saver and 16+ Travel saver. 
Kent has traditionally engaged with the market, and commissioned contracts to deliver and support our operations of managing concessionary fare schemes. Key components provided by the commissioned supplier is to manage information obtained from bus operators to supplement forecasting concessionary passenger journeys but also includes capturing operator fare chart information and make use of the Department for Transport’s (DFT) reimbursement calculator that informs budget setting and budget monitoring procedures. Additionally, our requirements are for the commissioned supplier to provide expert analysis and interpretation of complex legislation to respond to bus operator disputes and/ or challenges regarding the administration of specific concessionary schemes such as ENCTS.
ENCTS: 
The ENCTS scheme is a devolved statutory scheme that is administered locally by concessionary travel authorities and local authorities.  The requirement to deliver the scheme is underpinned by primary legislation within the Transport Act 1985 and within the Bus Concessionary Travel Act 2007. 
The purpose of the scheme is to provide free bus travel to those who reach pensionable age, and for eligible disabled users. Should users meet the relevant entry requirements determined by the Local Authority, they will be issued with a travel pass that can be used between specified times on bus services throughout the week. 
As part of the devolved responsibilities on Local Authorities, it is incumbent on them to make suitable arrangements for transport operators providing bus services to facilitate the ENCTS to be reimbursed in accordance with the formulas defined by national government. Local Authorities are required by law to reimburse bus operators for carrying concessionary passengers. In respect of the mandatory concession, Local Authorities must reimburse bus operators for all concessionary journeys starting within their boundaries on a ‘no better and no worse off’ basis, regardless of where the concessionary passholder making the journey is resident. Typically, Kent has circa 250,000 passholders that equates to circa 11mil journeys each year. 
Kent Travel Saver and 16+ Travel Saver:
Kent offers concessionary travel schemes that support children and young people by providing a subsidised bus pass that can be used to enable access to their educational placement or for specific cohorts of service uses the opportunity to access work placements. 
The scheme requirements and definitions are determined by the Local Authority. For the Travel Saver scheme, it will support students in year groups 7-11 (secondary sc...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn250575-concessionary-travel-management-ocds-h6vhtk-05f31b)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 71311200
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 30/09/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F084849-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-19T12:05:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:57:16.631Z
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