School and Special Transport Open Framework
Bedford Borough Council · East of England · up to £48,000,000
What the buyer wants
Bedford Borough Council has a statutory duty to provide free home to school travel for compulsory school-aged children who meet nationally prescribed eligibility criteria and for post-16 students who meet locally determined criteria. To fulfil this duty, the Council commissions transport services from external providers using a range of vehicle types to meet the diverse needs of routes and individual passengers. In addition, the School and Specialist Transport Team arranges transport for a range of Adult and Children's Social Care requirements, including contact sessions, day services, and respite provision. To support the efficient and compliant procurement of these services, the Council is establishing a new Open Framework to replace the existing Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).
The procurement process will be conducted electronically through the ADAM eProcurement System, with approved providers being eligible to participate in future call-off opportunities under the Open Framework.
The Open Framework will be divided into 6 Lots:
Lot 1 Passenger transport services using vehicles with capacity for 1-3 passengers
Lot 2 Passenger transport services using vehicles with capacity for 4-8 passengers
Lot 3 Passenger transport services using vehicles with capacity for 9-16 passengers
Lot 4 Passenger transport services using vehicles with capacity for 17-33 passengers
Lot 5 Passenger transport services using vehicles with capacity for 49 or more passengers
Lot 6 Medical Transport Services
How Tenderoo reads it
This is a framework agreement: a place on it puts you on the buyer's approved list, which they call work off from over the term. It is not a single job, and a small firm can hold a place alongside national suppliers.
Key facts
- Buyer: Bedford Borough Council
- Estimated value: up to £48,000,000
- Deadline: 5 October 2026
- Location: East of England
- Published on: Find a Tender
- First seen by Tenderoo: 17 September 2026
- CPV: 34110000, 60112000, 60120000, 60130000, 60140000, 60170000
More live tenders like this
- Highway Grass Verge and Hedge Cutting, Rights of Way - Seasonal Vegetation cuts, Suds and Watercourse Maintenance
Bedford Borough Council · up to £1.8m · closes in 36 days - HBC 0926 Provision of Refuse Freighters
Hertsmere Borough Council · East of England · up to £3m · closes in 16 days - Supply and Installation of two (2) Fire Behaviour Training Containers for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
Suffolk County Council · East of England · up to £120k · closes in 21 days - LCC Transport DPS
Lincolnshire County Council · East of England · up to £1680m · closes in 1263 days - Shopmobility
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · up to £60k · closes today
More like this
Health & care services tenders · Transport & fleet tenders · Supplies & equipment tenders
Could you win this?
Tenderoo scores tenders like this against your company profile — services, region, capacity, track record — free, before you commit an afternoon to reading it.