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# Specialist Passenger Assistants for transporting of vulnerable children and adults. (CAFS/2023/88*)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-passenger-assistants-for-transporting-of-vulnerable-children-and-adults-cafs-20-ocds-h6vhtk-03c4c0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Stoke on Trent City Council: "Specialist Passenger Assistants for transporting of vulnerable children and adults. (CAFS/2023/88*)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £960,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Stoke on Trent City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/stoke-on-trent-city-council-ons-e06000021)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £960,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 June 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG2, UKG23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c4c0`

## 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/specialist-passenger-assistants-for-transporting-of-vulnerable-children-and-adults-cafs-20-ocds-h6vhtk-03c4c0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3Dfc0782fc-fde4-ed11-8121-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-passenger-assistants-for-transporting-of-vulnerable-children-and-adults-cafs-20-ocds-h6vhtk-03c4c0#participate

## Description
Stoke on Trent City Council wish to appoint eligible provides to the framework for the provision of Specialist Passenger Assistants (SPA) for service users who have transport provided by the council. Please note this is for the SPA only and not the transport, the transport will be procured using our current DPS.
Passenger Assistants are usually provided by the transport operator, but children who may have complex needs could be eligible for additional support from a Specialist Passenger Assistant who are trained to a specific level to meet Health and/or complex needs.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Behaviour
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Behaviour Needs. Additional information: Stoke on Trent City Council wish to appoint eligible provides to the framework for the provision of Specialist Passenger Assistants (SPA) for service users who have transport provided by the council. Please no...

### Lot 2: Medical
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Medical Needs

### Lot 3: Behaviour & Medical
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Medical and Behaviour Needs

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Specialist Passenger Assistants for transporting of vulnerable children and adults. (CAFS/2023/88*) (active)
  - Award id: `021097-2023-CAFS/2023/88*-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Care a Lot Ltd, Edens Care LTD, Exceptional Support Services (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-87858`, `GB-FTS-87859`, `GB-FTS-171658`, `GB-FTS-87861`, `GB-FTS-156153`
  - Value: £960,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Specialist Passenger Assistants for transporting of vulnerable children and adults. (CAFS/2023/88*) (active)
  - Signed Value: £960,000
  - Signed Date: 03/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021097-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-21T11:15:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T20:10:37.414Z
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