Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Call and Ride Ltd SME, Platinum Travel, SM Travel Ltd, Venture Taxis Ltd SME
- Value
- £86,452.50
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Sector
- Transport services · Road transport services (CPV 60100000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Sep 2025
- Published8 Apr 2026Published 219 days after the contract date
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. This is an award notice for adhoc call offs from the original DPS 96182. 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 academic year period and the Council may extend each route depending on requirement. The total contract value is based on the academic year for all routes. Please see the separate award notices for the yearly summer refresh and additional adhoc routes.
About the suppliers
Call and Ride Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Platinum Travel: every public contract they have won.
SM Travel Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Venture Taxis Ltd: every public contract they have won.