Official UK procurement notice
Home To School, Special Educational Needs And Vulnerable Adult Passenger Transport Services
Authority: Slough Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSlough Borough Council (the "Council") invites Tenders for the Provision of Home To School, Special Educational Needs And Vulnerable Adult Passenger Transport Services
The Council is conducting this procurement using the Open procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) for the purpose of procuring the Services. This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued for the purpose of establishing an open framework in accordance with the PA2023.
The framework will be established with an initial group of successful suppliers following this procurement process. In line with the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023, the framework will remain open for its duration, allowing for additional suppliers to apply to join the framework at defined intervals, subject to meeting the published selection and award criteria.
The contracting authority anticipates reopening the framework at one or more points during its term but reserves the right to determine the timing and frequency of any reopenings.
CPV: Other passenger cars · Passenger cars · Road transport services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Bids received
- 24 bids received · 19 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Sept 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Aug 2031
Published description of the framework
Routes will be awarded based on lowest price offered only.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£13,000,000
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 award criteria (1)
- Quality
- “Home To School, Special Educational Needs And Vulnerable Adult…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
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
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 May 2026, 10:19 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2026, 07:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Jul 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046144- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069cd2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing ↗
Project Reference - SBC - 039059
Timeline
20 May 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published155 days ago20 May 2026, 10:19 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends128 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown16 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent106 days ago9 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by104 days ago10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends85 days ago29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published78 days ago5 Aug 2026, 07:56 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2026- Tender notice published20 May 2026, 10:19 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Jul 2026, 16:32 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Jul 2026, 16:32 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Aug 2026, 07:56 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Travel (Wokingham) LtdSME, BRITANNIA - CABS, HATS Group Ltd, KK93 CIC, London Hire Community Services Ltd, Lucketts of Watford +13 more1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Option to extend by 2 periods of up to 12 months each | £2,600,000 | 9 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · ABC Travel (Wokingham) LtdSME, BRITANNIA - CABS, HATS Group Ltd, KK93 CIC, London Hire Community Services Ltd, Lucketts of Watford +13 more
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2026
- Value
- £2,600,000
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend by 2 periods of up to 12 months each
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24final-stage tenders | 24 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
19 commercial parties on the notice- 247 Airport TransferFramework contractor
- 711 Cars LimitedFramework contractor
- ABC Travel (Wokingham) LtdFramework contractor
- Britannia CabsFramework contractor
- EXPRESS TAXIS and MINI BUSESFramework contractor
- FIVE STAR CORPORATE CARS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Grays Essex LTSFramework contractor
- HATS Group LtdFramework contractor
- Imperial Coaches LtdFramework contractor
- KK93 CICFramework contractor
Show 9 more suppliers
- LONDON TRAVEL SOLUTION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- LUCKETTS OF WATFORD LIMITEDFramework contractor
- London Hire Community Services LtdFramework contractor
- OLYMPIA TRANSPORT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PREMIER MINI CAB SERVICES UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- SLOUGH COMMUNITY TRANSPORTFramework contractor
- SUNRISE TRANSPORT UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- THAMES VALLEY TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- YOUR LOCAL CAR HIRE LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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