Official UK procurement notice
Provision and Operation of Local Bus Services across South Yorkshire
Authority: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£2,190,000≈ £2.2m / year · £2,628,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2026awarded 8 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to SMT Bus and Coach Ltd +2 more4 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 4 Sept 2027 · up to 3 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 30 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision and Operation of Local Bus Services across South Yorkshire
- LOT 1 - Batch 26006 (Barnsley schools)
- LOT 2 - Batch 26008 (Service 51 - Doncaster)
CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,190,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2026, 17:31 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 14:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
DN817007- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047409- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a004Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
21 May 2026 → 30 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published152 days ago21 May 2026, 17:31 BST
- Submission deadline125 days ago18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by105 days ago7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent105 days ago8 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published105 days ago8 Jul 2026, 14:58 BST
- Standstill ends92 days ago20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago30 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026- Tender notice published21 May 2026, 17:31 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Jul 2026, 14:58 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Jul 2026, 14:58 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 4
Awarded value £570,1164 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 54 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMT Bus and Coach LtdSMEBatch 26006 (Barnsley schools)1 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance | £292,313 | 8 Jul 2026standstill to 20 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
| SMT Bus and Coach LtdSMEBatch 26008 (Service 51 - Doncaster)30 Aug 2026 – 4 Sept 2027 · up to 3 Sept 2029Extensions: The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance | £53,603 | 8 Jul 2026standstill to 20 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
| CHAD HEALEY EUROPEAN LTDSMEBatch 26006 (Barnsley schools)1 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance | £121,600 | 8 Jul 2026standstill to 20 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
| GLOBE HOLIDAYS LIMITEDSMEBatch 26006 (Barnsley schools)1 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance. | £102,600 | 8 Jul 2026standstill to 20 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- CHAD HEALEY EUROPEAN LTDAwarded supplier
- GLOBE HOLIDAYS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- SMT Bus and Coach LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All documents are available via ProContract tender portal. Project ID DN817007
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender