Official UK procurement notice
Mini Comp 51 - Lot 1 - 4-8 Seats
Authority: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Wales (UKL15)
Framework ceiling (notional)£16,000,000envelope for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submission deadline 6 Aug 203112:00 BST · 1775d 17h left
Lots 5see the lot list below
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe procurement for an individual scheduled route appropriate to vehicles with 4-8 seats
- Recurrence: 7 years (84 months)
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 8 bids received · 16 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values publishedLot #14 - 8 Seat VehiclesCancelledRenewal
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of a high quality and cost effective Education and Social Care Transport Service. The requirements covers bus, taxi, minibus and wheelchair accessible vehicles. The DPS is structured into the following 5 lots:
Lot 1: 4-8 seat vehicles
Lot 2: 9-16 seat vehicles
Lot 3: 17-49 seat vehicles
Lot 4: 50+ seat vehicles
Lot 5: Wheelchair accessible vehicles
The DPS commenced on 7th August 2024 and will run for an initial period of 5 years with an option to be extended for a further period of up to …
- Extensions
- An option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months, reviewable on an annual basis.
- Second stage
- 5–null candidates invited to tender
- Variant bids
- not allowed
60112000 Public road transport services
Award criteria (1)
- price
Lot #29 - 16 Seat VehiclesRenewal
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to vehicles with a capacity of between 9 and 16 seats.
- Extensions
- An option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months, reviewable on an annual basis.
- Second stage
- 5–null candidates invited to tender
- Variant bids
- not allowed
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)60112000 Public road transport services60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services60140000 Non-scheduled passenger transport60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver60172000 Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Award criteria (1)
- price
Lot #317 - 49 Seat VehiclesRenewal
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to vehicles with a capacity of between 17 and 49 seats.
- Extensions
- An option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months, reviewable on an annual basis.
- Second stage
- 5–null candidates invited to tender
- Variant bids
- not allowed
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)60112000 Public road transport services60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services60140000 Non-scheduled passenger transport60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver60172000 Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Award criteria (1)
- price
Lot #450+ Seat vehiclesRenewal
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to vehicles with a capacity of more than 50 seats.
- Extensions
- An option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months, reviewable on an annual basis.
- Second stage
- 5–null candidates invited to tender
- Variant bids
- not allowed
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)60112000 Public road transport services60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services60140000 Non-scheduled passenger transport60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver60172000 Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Award criteria (1)
- price
Lot #5Wheelchair Accessible VehiclesRenewal
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to wheelchair accessible vehicles.
- Extensions
- An option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months, reviewable on an annual basis.
- Second stage
- 5–null candidates invited to tender
- Variant bids
- not allowed
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)60112000 Public road transport services60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services60140000 Non-scheduled passenger transport60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver60172000 Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Award criteria (1)
- price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 7 years (84 months)
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 16:39 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 16:39 BST
- Authority reference
itt_126742- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048893
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (WA Ref:171005)
How it was run
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- Admission period ends
- 6 Aug 2031, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Notice publishedearlier today25 Sept 2026, 16:39 BST
- Invitations to tender expected6 Aug 2031, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown6 Aug 2031, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastSuppliers appointed 16admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 20latest 1 Sept 2026
62 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates — see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 088524-2026-ecm_157108-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £11,020
- Status
- active
Contract 088551-2026-ecm_157109-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £24,700
- Status
- active
Contract 088585-2026-ecm_157111-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £12,920
- Status
- active
Contract 088773-2026-ecm_157118-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £25,840
- Status
- active
Contract 088775-2026-ecm_157119-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £9,120
- Status
- active
Contract 090078-2026-ecm_157156-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £24,320
- Status
- active
Contract 090079-2026-ecm_15715-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £22,040
- Status
- active
Contract 090080-2026-ecm_15715-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £24,700
- Status
- active
Contract 091155-2026-ecm_157191-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £7,220
- Status
- active
Contract 091156-2026-ecm_157192-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £6,840
- Status
- active
Contract 091162-2026-ecm_157193-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £7,596
- Status
- active
Contract 091164-2026-ecm_157195-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £7,596
- Status
- active
Contract 091173-2026-ecm_157196-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £5,320
- Status
- active
Contract 091174-2026-ecm_157197-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £16,720
- Status
- active
Contract 063135-2026-ecm_156045-1
- Signed
- 3 Jul 2026
- Value
- £19,475
- Status
- active
Contract 042668-2026-ecm_155236-1
- Signed
- 6 May 2026
- Value
- £61,632
- Status
- active
Contract 023615-2026-ecm_154172-1
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2026
- Value
- £18,881
- Status
- active
Contract 032498-2026-ecm_154667-1
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2026
- Value
- £7,520
- Status
- active
Contract 019116-2026-ecm_153850-1
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2026
- Value
- £19,761
- Status
- active
Contract 019102-2026-ecm_153849-1
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2026
- Value
- £17,526
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · 4 - 8 Seat Vehicles | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 8 | — | £84,360 — £114,000 |
Notice history
3 events · 51 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2024- Published value updated10 Oct 2024, 12:25 BSTwas £16,000,000
- Status changed to complete10 Oct 2024, 12:25 BST
- Deadline withdrawn10 Oct 2024, 12:25 BST
Routine re-releases (51)
- 2026-09: 11 releases · 18 Sept 2026 — 25 Sept 2026
- 2026-07: 1 release · 6 Jul 2026
- 2026-05: 1 release · 8 May 2026
- 2026-04: 1 release · 9 Apr 2026
- 2026-03: 6 releases · 3 Mar 2026 — 16 Mar 2026
- 2025-12: 2 releases · 19 Dec 2025 — 19 Dec 2025
- 2025-10: 19 releases · 7 Oct 2025 — 9 Oct 2025
- 2025-03: 1 release · 3 Mar 2025
- 2024-11: 1 release · 13 Nov 2024
- 2024-10: 4 releases · 10 Oct 2024 — 21 Oct 2024
- 2024-08: 1 release · 7 Aug 2024
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
17 commercial parties on the notice- ACORN TRAVEL(SOUTH WALES)LTDAdmitted to the market
- Amanda’s CabsAdmitted to the market
- EurokabsAdmitted to the market
- Evan's Taxi & Minibus HireAdmitted to the market
- Evan's Taxi & Minibus HireAdmitted to the market
- First Call Travel LtdAdmitted to the market
- KARL CABSAdmitted to the market
- Matthew's taxi serviceAdmitted to the market
- Ring meAdmitted to the market
- SIXTY SIXTY COACHES LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
Show 7 more suppliers
- Scotties TaxiAdmitted to the market
- Scotties cabsAdmitted to the market
- TAFF’S TAXI’SAdmitted to the market
- Warners taxiAdmitted to the market
- mark's minibus hireAdmitted to the market
- martins minibusAdmitted to the market
- sadia transportAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria