Official UK procurement notice
SOL - School Bus and Coach DPS
Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG32)
Framework ceiling (notional) Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 18 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice contains details of individual Bus Routes awarded via the Solihull School Bus and Coach Transport DPS 2026
For call-off route awards made under this DPS June - Sept 2026
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 3 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
- Electronic auction
- yes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice contains details of individual Bus Routes awarded via the Solihull School Bus and Coach Transport DPS 2026Cancelled
This notice contains details of individual Bus Routes awarded via the Solihull School Bus and Coach Transport DPS 2026
For call-off route awards made under this DPS June - Sept 2026
The School Bus and Coach Transport DPS remains open to new entrants and interested parties can find this opportunity on CSW-Jets at www.csw-jets.co.uk
- Extensions
- Option to extend up to 5 Years.
What it takes to win
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add moreHow bids were scored
- price
- price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST
- Authority reference
SOL - 7485- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775c4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastSuppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 3latest 18 Sept 2026
3 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates — see the supplier list below.
Contracts
SOL - School Bus & Coach Transport DPS
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2026
- Value
- £1,765,575
- Status
- active
SOL - School Bus & Coach Transport DPS
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2026
- Value
- £323,000
- Status
- active
SOL - School Bus & Coach Transport DPS
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2026
- Value
- £1,866,722
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
3 commercial parties on the notice- ASA Travel LtdAdmitted to the marketView supplier profile →
- Hollywood Travel LtdAdmitted to the marketView supplier profile →
- Meadway Private Hire (Birmingham) Ltd t/a Meadway CoachesAdmitted to the marketView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.