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Transport for Pinefield School

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 20:31.

Opportunity overview

This is a call off from Lot 1 (up to 5 seats) of Sefton's Provision of Passenger Transport - Open Framework. Sefton's Complementary Education Service offers schools high quality, appropriate and personalised teaching and learning opportunities to enable young people with identified health (SEMH) needs to re engage and participate as learners and in turn successfully reintegrate or transition into their respective schools or educational settings as health needs improve. Our pupils have complex mental health needs and significant number of our pupils have social communication difficulties. The requirement is for these pupils to be transported via taxi to and from Pinefield Centre in Formby - approximately 60 pupils across the week - Monday to Friday 8.50-3.30pm. This contract is being awarded in accordance with a Sefton's Provision of Passenger Transport - Open Framework and a competitive selection process for frameworks under section 46 of the PA 2023 has been used. Awarded value is an estimate - the actual value of the contract may be higher or lower and this will be determined by the number of vehicles and routes required.

Awarded to

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Published award value
£285k
Awarded
30 Jun 2026
Award ID
5
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07257399
Location
Bootle, UKD73, L20 8AH, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
DN811017
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PTHP-5656-DLCN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTHP-5656-DLCN

Address

Street Address
Bootle Town Hall
Locality
Bootle
Postal Code
L20 7AE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD73

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
APEX MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD
Id
GB-COH-07257399

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07257399

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLQC-9682-ZHPP

Address

Street Address
The Bridgewater Complex, 36 Canal Street
Locality
Bootle
Postal Code
L20 8AH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD73

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
5
Title
Transport for Pinefield School
Status
active
Date
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
1 Jul 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60000000
Description
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD73
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
285,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07257399
Name
APEX MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Two one-year optional extensions subject to satisfactory performance

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
069048-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 Jul 2026, 11:15
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
1 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bootle · UKD73 · L20 7AE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 001220-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 019393-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 040657-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 069048-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·