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Published 8 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Home To School Transport Service

Official notice

Authority: Slough Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 12 Jan 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 27 Jul 2029 · up to 27 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 27 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this Soft Market Testing exercise is to:

i) Understand levels of interest in participation for the new Home To School Transport Service.

ii) Hear your feedback and suggestions on the proposed Home To School Transport Service structure

CPV: Road transport services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 27 Jul 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 27 Jul 2026 – 27 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 27 Jul 2031 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
60100000 Road transport services

What it takes to win
i

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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Home To School Transport Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
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
8 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST
Last source update
8 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038354
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Road transport services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055b6b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

8 Jul 2025 → 27 Jul 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    8 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST
  2. Market engagement
    19 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST

    The purpose of this Soft Market Testing exercise is to:

    i) Understand levels of interest in participation for the new Home To School Transport Service.

    ii) Hear your feedback and suggestions on the proposed Home To School Transport Service structure

  3. Tender notice expected285 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts90 days ago
    27 Jul 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 Jul 2025, 16:20 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Slough Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMLW-2634-YYNX Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road, Slough, South East, SL1 2ELContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure