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Passenger Transport Services for London Borough of Newham

London Borough of Newham · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The London Borough of Newham (‘the Council’) intends to establish an open framework for the provision of passenger transport services. The provision is primarily for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) – for home-to-school and return journeys. Journey types will include a mix of multi-passenger routes, and some single-passenger routes. The provision will operate primarily within the London Borough of Newham and surrounding boroughs. The provision will include a range of vehicles – cars, multi-purpose vehicles, and minibuses – with wheelchair accessibility where specified by the Council. Passenger assistants will form a part of the requirements. The current bought-in provision has the following passenger and route summary: * There are approximately 150 passengers, across approximately 50 routes, across a variety of vehicle configurations. * Approximately 45% of routes are single passenger. * The majority of routes carry three or fewer passengers. * A smaller proportion of routes accommodate higher passenger numbers of up to nine. Please note that the number of passengers, routes, and configuration of routes is subject to change, related to the nature of the services and other factors. The Council also operates an in-house provision for passenger transport – and it is anticipated that an increasing amount of provision will shift in-house over time. Please complete our questionnaire linked below - to respond to this market engagement exercise.

Classification

  • CPV60100000 — Road transport services
  • CPV60112000 — Public road transport services
  • CPV60120000 — Taxi services
  • CPV60130000 — Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06a8e6
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60100000
Description
Road transport services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
60112000
Description
Public road transport services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
60120000
Description
Taxi services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
60130000
Description
Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI41
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKI4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Council welcomes responses from suppliers of passenger transport services, to help shape our procurement. Responses are encouraged from taxi operators, passenger transport companies, self-employed drivers, and other suppliers interested in the procurement. Please complete our questionnaire at the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/YrTSnDJYq0 The email contact for correspondence related to this preliminary market engagement: craig.garsed@newham.gov.uk. The return deadline for completion of the questionnaire - link above - is: 12th June 2026. The Council may follow-up on responses received to gather further information, from suppliers who have returned information. The contract start and end dates are projected and may change. The contract values are initial working estimates. The Council gives no commitment to purchase any minimum or guaranteed volume of services.
Due
12 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050904-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 May 2026, 14:49
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
London Borough of Newham
Id
GB-PPON-PYBN-4422-TNXJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYBN-4422-TNXJ

Address

Street Address
Newham Dockside, 1000 Dockside Road, London
Locality
Newham
Postal Code
E16 2QU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI41

Contact

Name
Craig Garsed

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newham · UKI41 · E16 2QU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI41 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI4 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 050841-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 050904-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·