Official UK procurement notice
School Travel Service - Planning and Implementation
Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ32)
Awarded value£45,400published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to QROUTES LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionConsultant support to manage the planning and implementation of the summer planning for the School Travel Service to ensure a successful start to the new academic year.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jun 2026, 14:14 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2026, 14:14 BST
- Authority reference
SCC-2026-0656- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056671- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b605Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2026- Contract award notice published16 Jun 2026, 14:14 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £45,4001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QROUTES LIMITED17 Jun 2026 – 7 Jun 2027 · up to 7 Jun 2028Extensions: 1 year extension option | £45,400 | 16 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- QROUTES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender