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title: "Social Needs Transport - Round 3"
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# Social Needs Transport - Round 3

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/social-needs-transport-round-3-ocds-h6vhtk-06b03a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Manchester City Council: "Social Needs Transport - Round 3". Published status: active. Published Value: £90,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Manchester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/manchester-city-council-ons-e08000003)
- **Published Value:** £90,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 July 2026 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/social-needs-transport-round-3-ocds-h6vhtk-06b03a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b03a`

## 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/social-needs-transport-round-3-ocds-h6vhtk-06b03a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3Dd31fd0ec-c860-f111-813c-005056b64545%26fromRfxSummary%3DTrue%26rfxId%3D74689348-c960-f111-813c-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/social-needs-transport-round-3-ocds-h6vhtk-06b03a#participate

## Description
Manchester 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £90,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 28/07/2026 to 31/05/2033

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F053977-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-08T15:53:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T20:56:49.673Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b03a