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Contracted Transport Services

Staffordshire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 09:32.

Opportunity overview

Staffordshire County Council are considering their commissioning intentions and options in the future provision of transport, using Hackney Carriages, Private Hire Vehicles and Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV) for children and young people in mainstream education, children and adults with Special Educational Needs (SEN), learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities, and mental health issues and the general public. There may be a requirement for Passenger Assistants on SEN transport provision dependant on the needs of the passenger. In addition the Council is also considering options in the future provision of Local Services, this provides local bus services, demand responsive or dial-a-ride services either as a shared taxi service or registered flexible bus service. This local service allows the general public to access townships and marketplaces.

Classification

  • CPV60112000 — Public road transport services
  • CPV60120000 — Taxi services
  • CPV60130000 — Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
  • CPV60140000 — Non-scheduled passenger transport
  • CPV60171000 — Hire of passenger cars with driver
  • CPV60172000 — Hire of buses and coaches with driver

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
IA3980
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
30 May 2028, 00:00
Ends
29 May 2036, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60112000
Description
Public road transport services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
60120000
Description
Taxi services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
60130000
Description
Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
60140000
Description
Non-scheduled passenger transport
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
60171000
Description
Hire of passenger cars with driver
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
60172000
Description
Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Staffordshire County Council are considering their commissioning intentions and options in the future provision of transport, using Hackney Carriages, Private Hire Vehicles and Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV) for children and young people in mainstream education, children and adults with Special Educational Needs (SEN), learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities, and mental health issues and the general public. There may be a requirement for Passenger Assistants on SEN transport provision dependant on the needs of the passenger. In addition the Council is also considering options in the future provision of Local Services, this provides local bus services, demand responsive or dial-a-ride services either as a shared taxi service or registered flexible bus service. This local service allows the general public to access townships and marketplaces. The responses submitted as part of this PME will provide information and feedback on supplier's views on the development of possible future arrangements, how they may work and also the level of interest in the tendering activity that will follow. Responding to the questions and providing feedback at this stage is not part of any formal tender process and your feedback will not be scored in any way. Your feedback will be considered when developing and reviewing any service specification, developing the tender documents and pulling together the contract documents and any relevant schedules that cover the processes, policies and operation of the arrangement. It is anticipated that any formal procurement process which may follow will be in Spring/Summer 2027. It is anticipated that the budget will be between a combined value of £42.4m consisting of £33.4m home to school transport and £9m local service per annum (excluding VAT). There are currently 5,233 pupils traveling on 1,205 contracted routes. The total number of pupils that are eligible for a form of transport is 9,066 and includes those that have access to Personal Travel Budgets (PTB), petrol allowances or local bus passes, which will not be delivered through the current Dynamic Purchasing System or any future replacement arrangement. How to get involved and where to send the responses to; We would like suppliers to provide feedback to a specific questionnaire which can be found here https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ZtLXdM4Qey Alternatively you can request a Word version of the Questionnaire by emailing commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk requesting the IA3890 PME Questionnaire. Reply with completed Questionnaire(s)with "IA3890 PME" in the email title. Please respond with your feedback by Wednesday 30th September 2026 at the latest. In preparation for the formal process we strongly encourage suppliers to register on the Central Digital Platform https://www.gov.uk/find-tender in advance as this will be required for the procurement process to come. It would also be helpful if suppliers are registered on the SCC's electronic tendering system Proactis https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login as this will be where the tender documents will be available when ready. This system is used for all SCC tendering processes.
Due
30 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
073224-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
3 Aug 2026, 14:22
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Staffordshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PZDG-2995-QQMD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZDG-2995-QQMD

Address

Street Address
1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,
Locality
Stafford
Postal Code
ST16 2DH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG24

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stafford · UKG24 · ST16 2DH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 073224-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·