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Published 19 Jun 2025, 12:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Passenger Transport Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: North Somerset Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£150,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 8 yrsends 31 Aug 2034 · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Passenger Transport services, such as: Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV), Contracted transport, Hackney / Private Hire transport, Public transport, Community Transport services.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
8 yrs from 1 Sept 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 8 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2034 (8 yrs)
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Passenger Transport Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Jun 2025, 12:26 BST
Last source update
19 Jun 2025, 12:26 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033662
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054fe0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

19 Jun 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 12:26 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts57 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 12:26 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Somerset Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVVX-9588-WCMV Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, South West, BS23 1UJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender