Official UK procurement notice
Transport for School Swimming
Authority: Stoke on Trent City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStoke-on-Trent City Council offers a swimming service to local schools. Part of the service is the provision of transport to and from the schools and their chosen swimming pool.
We are seeking a single coach operator to provide the complete transport solution. The schedule can be intense and, on occasions, a different vehicle from that used for the outward trip may be required for the return trip. Conversely, the same vehicle may be utilised to take different schools to differing pool facilities, hence the opportunity for efficiency is maximised with a single operator. This also allows us to be able to offer the schools a co-ordinated service.
CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- 9 Oct 2026, 10:43 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2026, 10:43 BST
- Authority reference
CRN/2026/346- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095523- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07846dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published1 day ago9 Oct 2026, 10:43 BST
- Market engagementin 83 days31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTThe Council is particularly interested in understanding: • Capacity to transport groups of 30 to 60 pupils. • Availability of vehicles and drivers between 9:30am and 3:00pm Monday to Friday. • The suitability of single-provider versus multi-provider delivery models. • Approaches to managing multiple schools travelling to and from the three venues during peak periods. • Any operational challenges associated with 30- and 60-minute lesson durations. • Recommended contract lengths and pricing models. • Opportunities to reduce emissions and improve service efficiency. • Any risks, barriers, or innovations that should be considered during procurement. For further information and service requirements please contact John Cliffe via email : [email protected]
- Contract startsin 194 days22 Apr 2027
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 9 Oct 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Oct 2026, 10:43 BSTUK2
- First planning notice published9 Oct 2026, 10:43 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender