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Published 18 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Home to Adult Day Services Transport

Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Wales (UKL17)
Published estimate £385,000≈ £193k / year · £462,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 13 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsup to 3 yrs with extensions · starts 4 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice is for the Pre Market Engagement

Event for the forthcoming Home to Adult Day Services Tender

exercise. The tender will include taxis, special taxis, SUVs and minibus contracts and will comprise of a schedule of separate routes which will be advertised by the Corporate Procurement Team by way of an open competition under the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 4 Jan 2027 — 5 Jan 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 3 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: Wales
Extensions
Extension options published
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST
Authority reference
B1029
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL17)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775c3

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published2 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST
  2. Market engagementin 10 days
    29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    Bridgend County Borough Council invite interested bidders to a Pre-Market Engagement Event to discuss the forthcoming Home to Adult Day Services Transport Mixed Routes Tender. The event will be taking place on the 29th of September 2026 via Microsoft Teams from 12:30pm to 13:30pm. Please email more…[email protected] to register your interest no later than 12:00 noon on the 28th of September 2026. The invite to the teams meeting with be sent out after 12:00 noon on the 28th of September 2026.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 24 days
    13 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract startsin 106 days
    4 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 15:57 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bridgend County Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PPQG-8216-YQLW Bridgend County Borough Council, Bridgend, Wales, CF31 4WB [email protected] 01656 642518
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Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure