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Tender: Passenger Transport Framework for Home-to-School and Council Use – Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council

Released 4 months ago

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Won byA L Bennett's Transport Limited

Contract value£148.0M

Term5 yearsSept 2026 to Sept 2031

Awarded14 Sept 202642 days after closing

With this buyerFirst contract1 contract in total

Closed03 Aug 2026

Est. valueEstimate£150K to £3.5M

LocationSouth West

AgencyBournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryTransport & Logistics

Submissions closedClosed Mon, 3 Aug 2026

About

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is seeking providers to join a Passenger Transport Framework to deliver home-to-school transport and transport for BCP service users and employees. The framework is divided into three lots: Lot 1 for minibuses with 9–16 passenger seats; Lot 2 for taxis, private hire vehicles or social cars for up to 8 passenger seats; and Lot 3 for ad hoc provision of taxis and private hire vehicles up to 8 passenger seats. Suppliers who meet the Council’s selection criteria for Lots 1 and 2 will be awarded places on the framework and required routes will be awarded following further competition; suppliers who meet the selection criteria for Lot 3 will be awarded places and must submit pricing for Lot 3. Bidders may tender for a single lot or multiple lots.

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Typical £150K to £3.5M

Hire of Passenger Transport Vehicles with Driver by BCP CouncilTransport & LogisticsA L Bennetts Transport Ltd / A & L Bennett,Amberley Minibuses Ltd,Apple Cabs South Ltd,Bennetts Mini Coaches Ltd,charlie browns buses,Discover Dorset Ltd,Ealing Community Transport,E-zec Medical,Gursel cars,jds travel,Paragon Travel PHC Ltd,tina turner contracts,Tomorrows Travel Limited,24x7 Ltd,A One oole Taxi,AAA Cars (Southern) Ltd,Ariel Dorset Limited t/a Ariel Taxis,Ceyhan Cars,Daniel White,Dial A Cab Poole,Disabled Transport Services Ltd,Dorchester Chauffeurs,Dorset Carriages,Expresso Taxis,FriendlyCars,Haditaxi,Haidoug ahl-sbai,I@CAR LTD,Jasem Elolwani,Kadertaxi,Liberty Cars Poole,M & R Goodman ltd,Marian Octavian stancu,Max taxi,Mihai Voicu Taxi Services,Mobile Radio Cars,N K Streamline Transport Ltd t/a PRC Streamline Taxis,New Forest Travel,Oakwood Taxis,Prestige cabs,Quay taxis,Smart Link Cars Ltd,Smooth Cabs Limited,South express cabs limited,Top Cab Ltd,United Taxis,Vale Transport LTD,zazacars

£36,000,000

Award of Passenger Transport Framework for Minibuses, Taxis, and Ad Hoc ServicesTransport & LogisticsPoole Radio Cabs Ltd T/A PRC STREAMLINE TAXIS (Poole),Christchurch Radio Cabs,Disabled Transport Services Ltd,Liberty Cars Poole,Ariel Taxi Association,jds travel,Paragon Travel PHC Ltd,A L Bennetts Transport Ltd / A & L Bennett,M & R Goodman ltd,United Taxis,DriveU.co.uk,tina turner contracts,capitol cars,Friendly cars,charlie browns buses,Zodiac travel ltd,New Forest Travel,Dorchester Chauffeurs,Amberley Minibuses Ltd,Ealing Community Transport,Buddys Travel Ltd,Ceyhan Cars,Bennetts Mini Coaches Ltd,southcoast travel,Homeward Bound Travel,Bobs Cars LLP,SCA Group,Yellow Buses

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Supply of Passenger Transport Planning Software to Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole CouncilIT & SoftwareDigital Dispatch Intl

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Home to School Transport Transformation Delivery Partner for Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole CouncilConsultancy & LegalEdge Public Solutions

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