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Transport Contracts and Tenders

See open transport tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Transport procurement spans home-to-school and SEND passenger transport, adult social care transport, taxi and private hire, local bus service contracts, rail replacement coaches and island ferry routes. Transport planning also features, from travel surveys and journey planning software to bus shelters and active travel design.

Transport council buying mostly runs through dynamic purchasing systems and open frameworks, with individual journeys won as mini-competitions rather than one-off tenders. Combined authorities, passenger transport executives and rail and bus operators tender route contracts, and central government departments commission transport policy and data work.

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about passenger transport, public transport, bus service, school transport, transport contract, transport tender, staff transport, Department for Transport, Transport Scotland, transport planning in the UK public sector.

  • What counts as a transport tender?

    Transport tenders cover passenger transport, including home-to-school and SEND routes, local bus services, taxi and passenger vehicle hire, and planning or technical work commissioned by the Department for Transport and Transport Scotland. It does not include NHS patient transport or non-emergency ambulance work, which runs through separate NHS procurement routes with its own specification and vehicle standards.

  • What CPV codes are used for transport tenders?

    Transport notices carry 60170000 (Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver), 60120000 (Taxi services), 60112000 (Public road transport services) and 60000000 (Transport services, excluding waste transport).

  • Are there separate transport tenders for Scotland and Ireland?

    Yes. Transport Scotland runs its own major infrastructure and passenger transport contracts alongside Scottish councils publishing through Public Contracts Scotland, and Irish transport tenders are published through eTenders and cover bodies such as Bus Eireann and the National Transport Authority.

  • How do I find transport contracts before they are formally tendered?

    Read fleet replacement plans, vehicle framework renewals, depot reviews and lease expiry dates, which show transport work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the fleet teams behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

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