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# School and Social Care Transport

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-and-social-care-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-06677a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Reading Borough Council: "School and Social Care Transport". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £36,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Reading Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/reading-borough-council-ons-e06000038)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £36,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 October 2026 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Road transport services, Social work services without accommodation
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-and-social-care-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-06677a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06677a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-and-social-care-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-06677a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Freadingbc%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-and-social-care-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-06677a#participate

## Description
RBC are completing a Framework exercise for the provision of School and Social Care Transport - The tender is split into two lots:
Lot 1 – school transport
The Council has a statutory duty to provide free travel assistance to pupils who meet the qualifying criteria. Most of the pupils who qualify receive a bus pass. 
For children and young people with special educational needs and/or a disability may be eligible to bespoke travel arrangements, such as a taxi or minibus. There are currently 536 pre-16 and 90 post-16 learners receiving transport arranged by the local authority at a forecasted cost of £4.52m for the financial year 2025 – 2026. 
The current framework used to award contracts to deliver these bespoke arrangements is coming to an end and this is the Council’s opportunity to review how we procure the transport. Full details of the requirement can be found in the Specification at Annex 1. The tender documents contain proposals for the works.
Lot 2 - ad hoc transport for children and young people known to social care.
From time to time the Council requires transport for children and young people to attend appointments and activities or for when moving placements.
Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for the project.
Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 23:59 07/10/2026.
Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: School Transport
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60100000, 85312000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** The Council has a statutory duty to provide free travel assistance to pupils who meet the qualifying criteria. Most of the pupils who qualify receive a bus pass. 
For children and young people with special educational needs and/or a disability may be...
- **Contract Period:** 05/01/2027 to 04/01/2035

### Lot 2: Ad hoc transport for children and young people known to social care
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60100000, 85312000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** From time to time the Council requires transport for children and young people to attend appointments and activities or for when moving placements.
- **Contract Period:** 05/01/2027 to 04/01/2035

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F083000-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-02T10:52:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T16:44:14.776Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06677a