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Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

Passenger Transport Framework

HealthcareCPV 60000000
Value£148.0m
Deadline3 Aug 2026
Published6 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 6 Jul 202610 days leftCloses 3 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Procurement & Contracts Team
prrocurement@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
+44 1202128989

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£148.0mtotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£159.8m

This is a large award for Health & Social Care — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP Council) is seeking providers to join a Passenger Transport Framework for home to school transport requirements, and for use by all BCP service users and employees.

This contract has been divided into lots which are: • Lot 1 - Minibuses with 9 - 16 Passenger Seats • Lot 2 - Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles or Social Cars for up to 8 Passenger Seats • Lot 3 - Ad Hoc Provision of Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles up to 8 Passenger Seats Lot 1 & Lot 2: All suppliers who meet the Council’s selection criteria, as set out in this Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be awarded a place on the Framework.

All required routes will be awarded following completion of further competition procedures.

Lot 3: All suppliers who meet the Council’s selection criteria, as set out in this Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be awarded a place on the Framework.

Bidders will be required to submit pricing for Lot 3.

Bidders can tender for a single lot or multiple lots.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Bidders will be required to submit pricing

Bidders will be required to submit pricing for Lot 3.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b55d
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
063372-2026
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