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Home to School Transport (Buses)

Road transport services
London (UKI44)
Published value
£13,200,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: London Borough of Southwark: "Home to School Transport (Buses)". Published status: planning. Published value: £13,200,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityLondon Borough of SouthwarkScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£13,200,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: London Borough of Southwark
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for London Borough of Southwark. 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
12.8Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
BIG WAVE MEDIA LIMITEDTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 31 active published awards; 4 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
BIG WAVE MEDIA LIMITED1 win£161,283
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityLondon Borough of Southwark
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published28 May 2026, 10:46 BST
Last source update28 May 2026, 10:46 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationRoad transport services
Delivery area
London (UKI44)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06a568
What is being bought
SEND buses transport service (buses) to take children/young people to and from their place of education. This notice follows on from Pipeline notice: Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-045362 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-069aff
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    28 May 2026, 10:46 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    28 May 2026, 09:50 BST
  3. Published value updated to £13,200,000
    27 May 2026, 09:30 BST
  4. Status changed to planning
    27 May 2026, 09:30 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    27 May 2026, 09:30 BST
  6. Buyer information updated
    27 May 2026, 09:30 BST
  7. Published tender amendment
    Not published
    This PME notice: UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-050074 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06a568 should be linked to Pipeline Notice: This notice follows on from Pipeline notice: Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-045362 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-069aff From now on the Procurement identifier (OCID) will be: ocds-h6vhtk-06a568
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    28 May 2026, 10:46 BST
  2. Procedure published
    28 May 2026, 10:46 BST
  3. engagement
    11 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    Please respond by 17:00 11 June 2026 The London Borough of Southwark is developing its strategic commissioning intentions for the future of Home-to-School bus transport services for the borough. The Council is keen to work with leading reputable providers to inform this long-term planning and would like to hear from providers about: • Interest in working with Southwark Council on future opportunities • Their experience of providing services elsewhere • Potential risks, challenges, and issues The Council is considering a range of delivery options including outsourcing and would like to hear from a range of providers including private and voluntary sector organisations, and prospective public sector partners (such as Local Authority Trading Companies.) This notice includes a questionnaire (appendix A) which can be completed by any size of organisation wishing to engage and assist the Council in this market insight stage. Please complete the enclosed questionnaire (appendix A) and submit the response via the messaging service. This is NOT the commencement of a procurement procedure, neither is it a call for expressions of interest. This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for the Council and the Council is not bound to accept any proposals offered. The Council is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in this soft market testing/sounding exercise. Any procurement of any services by the council in due course will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. Responses to the questionnaire will be treated confidentially. The council's tenders will be advertised on the Pro-contract portal and the following websites please see links below: • https://procontract.due-north.com • Find a Tender Please respond by 17:00 11 June 2026
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

London Borough of Southwark

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PXTW-7647-VDLV
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Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No data
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published