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Official procurement procedure
Procurement of external Passenger Assistants for children and adults
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£8,000,000
Submission deadline 10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: London Borough of Barnet: "Procurement of external Passenger Assistants for children and adults". Published status: complete. Published value: £8,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | London Borough of Barnet | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £8,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: London Borough of Barnet
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for London Borough of Barnet. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
3.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Provide Care Solutions LtdTop vendor: 35.5% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 32 active published awards; 14 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Provide Care Solutions Ltd | 1 win | £16,000,000 |
| Change Grow Live Services Limited (CGL) | 1 win | £14,565,000 |
| Charles Novacroft Direct Ltd | 1 win | £5,192,420 |
| Evergreen Homecare Services Ltd | 1 win | £4,500,000 |
| SOLACE WOMANS AID | 3 wins | £2,755,611 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityLondon Borough of Barnet | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published30 Mar 2026, 10:15 BST | Last source update30 Mar 2026, 10:15 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05ffc9 | ||
What is being bought
London Borough of Barnet requires the provision of Passenger Assistants to assist Service Users from home to schools, colleges and other destinations while on transport. There may also be a requirement for Passenger Assistants to assist Service Users to walk from home to school and school to home.
This procurement will establish an open framework agreement. The framework will operate for an initial 3 year period and will be re opened every 3 years, for a maximum total duration of 8 years, in accordance with the Open Framework provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. Therefore, the initial OFA term will run for a three-year period, the second OFA term will run for a further three-year period, and the final OFA term will run for a two-year period.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
30 Mar 2026, 10:15 BST - Status changed to complete
30 Mar 2026, 10:15 BST - Official notice release published
30 Mar 2026, 10:15 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
30 Mar 2026, 10:15 BST - Published value updated to £8,000,000
6 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT - Status changed to active
6 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT - Official notice release published
6 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
6 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT - Buyer information updated
6 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
30 Mar 2026, 10:15 BST - Submission deadline
10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT - Award pending
24 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £8,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Berry Recruitment Limited, Brent Community Transport (BCT), Brent Couriers Ltd, HATS Group Ltd, Kosh Care Ltd £8,000,000 · 24 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · pending |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statistics bids: 8 (lot 1) finalStageBids: 5 (lot 1) smeFinalStageBids: 4 (lot 1) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
London Borough of Barnet
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PQGD-7479-CGVNAward and contract changes
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