Awarded contract

Provision of Passenger Transport Services for Children & Adults - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - Summer Refresh 2026

Details

Supplier(s)
Value
£1,085,541
Duration
11 months
Topic
Road transport services
Published
29 September 2026

Tender description

BMBC has a statutory duty to provide home to school travel arrangements for eligible children to access their education for both SEN and non-SEN children as outlined in the Home to School/college Travel Assistance Policy. The requirement is for a regular home to school transport service during school term time both in the Borough of Barnsley and out of the Borough, which include daily, weekly, fortnightly, or termly single or return journeys. In addition, the Council also provides transport to and from day centres for vulnerable adults who are covered under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 and 1986. This is a contract award notice for the Summer Refresh 2026 call offs from the original DPS notice - 96182 Provision of Passenger Transport Services for Children & Adults - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Please note that the route location has not been disclosed due to naming specific schools could indirectly identify pupils. The contract start and end dates listed are for the initial period and the Council may extend each route for additional years if no fundamental change occurs to the route when conducting the summer refresh. The total contract value is based on the full duration.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 September 2026
  2. Completed: Award published29 September 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 July 2027in 10 months

About the buyer

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for Barnsley and advertises every tender and quote opportunity on YORtender. That portal is shared with a further 26 contracting authorities across Yorkshire and the Humber, so one free registration covers them all. Larger opportunities are also advertised on the Find a Tender service. The council is a founder member of the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, alongside 12 fellow local authorities in the north of England. A procurement pipeline covering the next 12 to 18 months is refreshed at least every six months. Social value is measured and reported using the National TOMs framework.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 60100000 · Road transport services

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