Planning

Home to School Transport September 2025 for Bridgend County Borough Council Pre Market Engagement Event

  • Bridgend County Borough Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-020405

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0510b7 (view related notices)

Published 12 May 2025, 11:55am



Scope

Reference

B966

Description

Bridgend County Borough Council invite interested bidders to a Pre-Market Engagement Event to discuss the forthcoming Home to School Transport Mixed Routes Tender for Taxis, Minibuses and Buses.

The event will be taking place on the 22nd of May 2025 at the Council Chambers, Civic Offices, Angel Street Bridgend CF31 4WB 12:00pm to 13:30pm.

Please email Kath.Robbins@bridgend.gov.uk to register your interest.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 21 July 2028
  • Possible extension to 20 July 2029
  • 3 years, 10 months, 20 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Contract locations

  • UKL17 - Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

Engagement

Engagement deadline

22 May 2025

Engagement process description

premarket engagement event to brief interested bidders on the changes to the tender process since the advent of Procurement Act 2023, and to give background information on the tender timelines.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

5 June 2025


Contracting authority

Bridgend County Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPQG-8216-YQLW

Bridgend County Borough Council

Bridgend

CF31 4WB

United Kingdom

Region: UKL17 - Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales