Official UK procurement notice
Mini Comp 58 - Lot 1 - 4-8 Seats
Authority: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe procurement for an individual scheduled route appropriate to vehicles with 4-8 seats
- Recurrence: 7 years (84 months)
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 9 bids received · 17 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values publishedLot #14 - 8 Seat VehiclesAwardedRenewal
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of a high quality and cost effective Education and Social Care Transport Service. The requirements covers bus, taxi, minibus and wheelchair accessible vehicles. The DPS is structured into the following 5 lots:
Lot 1: 4-8 seat vehicles
Lot 2: 9-16 seat vehicles
Lot 3: 17-49 seat vehicles
Lot 4: 50+ seat vehicles
Lot 5: Wheelchair accessible vehicles
The DPS commenced on 7th August 2024 and will run for an initial period of 5 years with an option to be extended for a further period of up to 24 months (reviewable on an annual basis and subject to performance).
NOTE 1: The authority is using eTenderWales to carry out further competitions under this DPS.
The SQQ is active and will remain live and accessible to potential tenderers for the duration of the DPS.
Lot #29 - 16 Seat VehiclesRenewal
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to vehicles with a capacity of between 9 and 16 seats.
Lot #317 - 49 Seat VehiclesRenewal
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to vehicles with a capacity of between 17 and 49 seats.
Lot #450+ Seat vehiclesRenewal
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to vehicles with a capacity of more than 50 seats.
Lot #5Wheelchair Accessible VehiclesRenewal
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to wheelchair accessible vehicles.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Mini Comp 58 - Lot 1 - 4-8 Seats” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 7 years (84 months)
- First published
- 7 Aug 2024, 15:06 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 12:53 BST
- Authority reference
itt_126975- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099457- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048893Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (WA Ref:172182)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Admission period ends
- 6 Aug 2031, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
21 Oct 2026 → 6 Aug 2031 · 3 dates- Notice published5 days ago21 Oct 2026, 12:53 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Invitations to tender expected6 Aug 2031, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown6 Aug 2031, 12:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 57 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Oct 2024, 12:25 BST
Routine re-releases (57)
- 2026-09: 17 releases · 18 Sept 2026, 28 Sept 2026
- 2026-07: 1 release · 6 Jul 2026
- 2026-05: 1 release · 8 May 2026
- 2026-04: 1 release · 9 Apr 2026
- 2026-03: 6 releases · 3 Mar 2026, 16 Mar 2026
- 2025-12: 2 releases · 19 Dec 2025, 19 Dec 2025
- 2025-10: 19 releases · 7 Oct 2025, 9 Oct 2025
- 2025-03: 1 release · 3 Mar 2025
- 2024-11: 1 release · 13 Nov 2024
- 2024-10: 4 releases · 10 Oct 2024, 21 Oct 2024
- 2024-08: 1 release · 7 Aug 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast68 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £32,106, the dynamic market's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 088524-2026-ecm_157108-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £11,020
- Status
- active
Contract 088551-2026-ecm_157109-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £24,700
- Status
- active
Contract 088585-2026-ecm_157111-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £12,920
- Status
- active
Contract 088773-2026-ecm_157118-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £25,840
- Status
- active
Contract 088775-2026-ecm_157119-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £9,120
- Status
- active
Contract 090078-2026-ecm_157156-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £24,320
- Status
- active
Contract 090079-2026-ecm_15715-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £22,040
- Status
- active
Contract 090080-2026-ecm_15715-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £24,700
- Status
- active
Contract 091155-2026-ecm_157191-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £7,220
- Status
- active
Contract 091156-2026-ecm_157192-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £6,840
- Status
- active
Contract 091162-2026-ecm_157193-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £7,596
- Status
- active
Contract 091164-2026-ecm_157195-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £7,596
- Status
- active
Contract 091173-2026-ecm_157196-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £5,320
- Status
- active
Contract 091174-2026-ecm_157197-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £16,720
- Status
- active
Contract 091436-2026-ecm_157200-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £14,440
- Status
- active
Contract 091438-2026-ecm_157201-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 091441-2026-ecm_157202-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 091442-2026-ecm_157203-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £26,600
- Status
- active
Contract 091443-2026-ecm_157204-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £16,720
- Status
- active
Contract 099457-2026-ecm_157569-1
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £28,310
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · 4 - 8 Seat Vehicles | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 9 | — | £84,360 – £114,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
18 commercial parties on the notice- ACORN TRAVEL(SOUTH WALES)LTDAdmitted to the market
- Amanda’s CabsAdmitted to the market
- EurokabsAdmitted to the market
- Evan's Taxi & Minibus HireAdmitted to the market
- Evan's Taxi & Minibus HireAdmitted to the market
- First Call Travel LtdAdmitted to the market
- J Davies TravelAdmitted to the market
- KARL CABSAdmitted to the market
- Matthew's taxi serviceAdmitted to the market
- Ring meAdmitted to the market
Show 8 more suppliers
- SIXTY SIXTY COACHES LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- Scotties TaxiAdmitted to the market
- Scotties cabsAdmitted to the market
- TAFF’S TAXI’SAdmitted to the market
- Warners taxiAdmitted to the market
- mark's minibus hireAdmitted to the market
- martins minibusAdmitted to the market
- sadia transportAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria