Official UK procurement notice
Social Needs Transport - Round 3
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionManchester City Council is prepared to receive tenders for the Provision of Social Needs Transport incorporating Home to School (SEN) Transport and Older Persons & Learning Disabled People Passenger Transport.
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity
CPV: Road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£90,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
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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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Social Value: 20%
- Carbon & Enviroment: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Carbon & Enviroment
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
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
- Closed
- 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
- 8 Jun 2026, 16:53 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jun 2026, 16:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
TC626- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053977- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b03aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 3rd July 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
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Timeline
8 Jun 2026 → 29 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published135 days ago8 Jun 2026, 16:53 BST
- Clarification questions by117 days ago26 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline110 days ago3 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Contract starts85 days ago29 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by84 days ago29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published8 Jun 2026, 16:53 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsThe Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation r…
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender