Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Dorset Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- 24x7 Ltd, M&J Taxis SME, P&D Contracts (Weymouth) Ltd SME
- Value
- £7,020,000
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Sector
- Transport services · Road transport services (CPV 60100000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Jul 2026
- Published10 Jul 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Dorset Council has gone out to tender to procure a transport service for the following Learning Centres • Dorchester Learning Centre, based in Dorchester • The Forum Centre, based in Blandford • The Orchard (Forum Centre satellite provision), based in Lytchett Minster • Harbour Vale Learning Centre, based in Sherborne The core requirement is for the provision of home to school transport at standard bell times. In addition, there will be a requirement to provide transport outside of normal school hours to off-site provisions such sports events and work experience, as well as offering flexible responses to changes including cancellations and additional journeys. Pupils attending Learning Centres may be located all over the county, as the centre they attend is largely determined by availability of places at the time. We are seeking experienced operators to organise, plan and operate transport as per the requirements of the individual Learning Centre. The procurement was divided into four…
About the suppliers
24x7 Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04142000).
M&J Taxis: every public contract they have won.
P&D Contracts (Weymouth) Ltd: every public contract they have won.