transport contracts

The Procurement is for the design and construction of a residential development at College Heath Road, Mildenhall, comprising 40 affordable homes together with all associated infrastructure, external works, roads, drainage, utility connections, landscaping and statutory approvals. The Contract will be delivered under a JCT Design and Build Contract 2024, as amended by the Authority. The successful Contractor will assume responsibility for completing and coordinating the design and for constructing the Works in accordance with the Employer's Requirements, accepted Contractor's Proposals and all Contract requirements. The Contract includes sectional completion requirements and associated milestone obligations. Tenderers will be required to achieve the sectional completion dates, handover requirements and related delivery milestones specified within the Tender Documents. The Contractor shall be responsible for programming, managing and coordinating the Works to ensure achievement of all sectional and overall completion requirements. The Contractor will be responsible for design development, statutory approvals, Building Regulations compliance, NHBC Social Housing Warranty requirements, utility infrastructure, highway and drainage adoption processes, testing, commissioning, certification, handover and defects management. The development is located on a brownfield site formerly occupied by council offices. Previous demolition works have been undertaken; however, some hardstanding, foundations and spoil remain on site. An existing dwelling located in the south-west corner of the site is to be demolished as part of the Works. The successful Contractor shall be responsible for the demolition of the remaining dwelling, completion of all associated site clearance and enabling works, management of existing site constraints and integration of the completed development with existing infrastructure and service networks. Tenderers are expected to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the Site and any constraints relevant to the delivery of the project. The Authority places particular importance on programme certainty, design quality, build quality, building safety, regulatory compliance, competence management, defect prevention, successful handover and customer satisfaction. The Contractor will be required to manage planning condition discharge, utility infrastructure, statutory approvals, adoption processes, testing, commissioning, certification and sectional completion requirements in accordance with the Tender Documents.

Bedford Borough Council wishes to tender for contracted enhancements to local bus routes, enhancing the existing town centre network. Bidders will submit proposals to enhance bus services on a contracted basis. Key locations are: o Hillgrounds Road and Saxon Centre o Putnoe Lane o Woodlands Park o Abbeyfields Proposals must aim for each resident of the above locations to be able to access public transport within 400 metres of their home address. Services must provide enhanced access to key hubs and services, eg Bedford Hospital (North and South Wings), Bedford Bus Station and Bedford and Kempston Town centre, and should be designed more generally with the aim of providing enhanced connectively to socially necessary locations. Transport provision to these locations on the day of operation and time of service is a minimum provision required. Operators are permitted the flexibility to incorporate these areas into their existing network and enhance the minimum requirement on a commercial basis where they deem it is appropriate. Further details are contained within the specification.

The DRT scheme (Tiger on Demand) is a flexible service that provides shared transport to users who specify their desired location and time of pick-up and drop-off using an app or call centre. It will offer travel to any location within each individual zone and interchange with fixed route public transport services at specific points. The service will connect residents who have little or no access to regular and scheduled bus services to work, leisure, education and social wellbeing opportunities. The Contractor is required to supply the required vehicle(s), drivers, supervisory staff, maintenance staff and cleaning staff, plus technology to enable integration with the back-office elements of the DRT scheme. The number of vehicles for each zone is as follows: East Cambridgeshire – 2 x 22 seat vehicles. Fenland – 1 x 16 seat vehicle. South Cambridgeshire – 2 x 16 seat vehicles. Huntingdonshire – 3 x 22 seat vehicles. The service will operate Monday to Saturday between 06:30 and 19:00. No service on Sunday

The Authority’s requirement under this Contract is for a Principal Contractor for the demolition of existing garages, and the design and construction of 11 (eleven) new build units with associated landscaping, boundary treatment, car parking and cycle parking in Anton Road (North & South), South Ockendon, Essex.

Suffolk County Council (The Council) has set up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Passenger Transport Services. The Council is inviting suitably qualified operators to request to participate in the DPS for the provision of its Transport Services covering Private Hire, Hackney Carriage, PSV/PCV and other appropriately licenced vehicles. If you are successfully appointed to the DPS following your submission you will be invited by the Council to submit tenders for relevant services through a call for competition. This DPS remains open for any supplier to request to participate throughout the duration of the DPS. Interested parties can find further information on our website https://www.suffolkonboard.com/working-with-suffolkonboard/bus-taxi-companies/ The Council proposes to enter into contracts for periods of up to 5 years, dependent on the requirement, with options to extend. Such extensions will be at the discretion of the Council and subject to satisfactory performance. A combination of Lots/routes may be tendered. We reserve the right to extend, shorten or terminate, in part or whole, any Lot or the entire DPS at any time giving 6 months' notice. Please log into Suffolk Sourcing www.suffolksourcing.uk and search CD1204, and request to participate by completing and submitting the Selection Questionnaire.

This DPS is for delivery of home to school and social care transport services. These will be for a range of client groups including pupils (to/from mainstream and special educational needs establishments), children's social care service users and adult social care service users. These services will be for the Authorities primarily, though other local authorities and public bodies within Cambridgeshire may also access services. The DPS is part of the wider project to bring the transport services across the two Authorities together and give a consistent approach to service providers. Offering one Platform to service providers to bid for work for Home to School transport services both mainstream and SEND, Children's social care and Adult social care transport services across the County Additional information: The Dynamic Purchasing system currently operates a weekly onboarding (Fridays at 12:00 round closure), it has been decided that the On-Boarding will move to TWICE a month frequency. This change will take effect from September 2024 with the round closing 6th September, then fortnightly for there in, (to be clear the following one will be 20th September at 12:00). Under the DPS Agreement such is change is allowed, please refer to the Invitation to Participate document on ProContract section Rounds 1.6.17 - 1.6.19 for further information. For any New Operators wishing to join the dynamic Purchase system, will mean that your application will be review following the round closure ONLY TWICE during each month. Please ensure you take this change into account, if you are keen to bid for opportunities advertised under this DPS. For Current Operators this will not have any immediate impact unless you have to update your previous submission. If you wish to make changes to your application, please ensure you have considered that any changes will not be reviewed until the next round closure (every fortnight).

As described in the preliminary market engagement notice (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054636-2026) dated 10 June 2026 and the planned procurement notice (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085054-2026) dated 8 September 2026, Norfolk County Council (the "Council") is formally launching a procurement using the Competitive Flexible Procedure under section 20(2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023 (the "Procurement") (the "Act") for a highways and infrastructure professional services contract (the "Contract"). On the launch of this Procurement, the Council is seeking suitably qualified applicants (the "Applicants") capable of integrating with the Council's wider highways team, delivering high-quality professional services in the Norfolk geographic area, and structuring its approach to the delivery of the Contract in a manner which is pragmatic, innovative, and cost-effective. The launch of the Procurement follows a period of sustained preliminary market engagement during which the Council engaged with prospective bidders regarding: (i) the approach to the Procurement (including the timeline, dialogue sessions, and possible award criteria); and (ii) the proposed approach to the Contract and scope of services under it. The Council has designed a lean, dialogue-focused approach to the Procurement that leverages the full flexibility afforded to it by the Act. The Procurement is designed to ensure that the principles of delivering value for money, maximising public benefit, sharing information with Applicants, acting with integrity, and facilitating SME participation are built into every stage of the process. Further detail regarding the stages and requirements are contained within the Procurement documents which can be accessed through the In-Tend platform. Please note that all materials prepared and shared with the market during the preliminary market engagement phase are available on the In-Tend platform via the clarifications facility. A full breakdown of the scope of services forming part of the Contract is contained within the Procurement documents, including a draft scope made available with those documents. By way of illustration, the Council anticipates that the services required under the Contract, which will be carried out collaboratively with the Council's in-house teams, will include: • Highway design services, project delivery (including early contractor involvement and developing works orders), stakeholder engagement and consultation, and specialist expertise required for the development of highway maintenance, asset management, and capital improvement schemes • Major highway infrastructure and other design services (feasibility, preliminary and detailed including planning and other statutory approvals), through integrated design teams as well as wider resource provision (including necessary specialist resources) •Bridges and structures design and advisory services, including asset management, inspection and maintenance •Business case development, including in support of funding applications to funders such as the Department for Transport and Homes England (e.g., cost benefit analysis, carbon analysis, etc.) •Environmental and ecology services (including carbon assessment), archaeology and heritage advisory services •Travel and Transport planning advisory services (including strategic planning and travel planning services) •Intelligent transport services, future mobility services, and design and advisory services •Spatial planning (including master planning, planning applications, statutory services, carbon assessments and environmental impact assessments) •Maritime services (including supporting design and project delivery for coastal, harbour and river environments) •Flood and water management design and advisory services •Land, property and asset management advisory services •Economic development advisory services, including feasibility studies/assessments, strategic and project specific modelling, government engagement/lobbying, and associated reporting •Quantity surveying, costing, commercial and contract administration services •Development of tender documentation and tender evaluation support •Construction phase services •Surveys and investigations •Development research, and developer design and build agreement checks •Heat, energy, water and sewage advisory services •Waste services, including advice on residual waste, household waste recycling centres, waste facilities planning advice/application, permitting As many prospective Applicants will be aware, the Council prepared this Procurement within the context of local government reorganisation ("LGR") and devolution ("Devolution") and had proceeded on the basis that government was minded as part of LGR to reorganise the various Norfolk councils into three new unitary authorities. On 7 September 2026 the government withdrew that decision and announced a "rapid review" of its LGR programme in respect of Norfolk. With regards to Devolution, on 4 December 2025, the then Secretary of State for Local Government made a written statement [UIN HCWS1128] stating that government intends to establish a Mayoral Strategic Authority for Norfolk and Suffolk as soon as possible, and that it was minded to hold inaugural mayoral elections in May 2028. The current secretary of state said, in her statement of 7 December 2026: "The Prime Minister is really clear that the Government's ambition is to ensure that every area in England has, or is in the process of establishing, a strategic authority by the end of 2027, with strategic authorities in place everywhere by the end of 2028". The Council is keen to emphasise that, despite the announcement, prospective Applicants should be confident that, in launching this Procurement in this manner and at this time, it intends to address any future considerations which may arise as a result of LGR and/or Devolution in a collaborative, solutions-focused manner which, to the greatest extent possible, protects: (i) the delivery of the Contract in the Norfolk area; and (ii) the volume of work under, and the value of, the Contract, whilst at all times being respectful of the time and costs likely to be incurred by Applicants in competing for this Contract. The values stated in this notice exclude indexation and mobilisation.

This is a Pipeline Notice. This notice does not constitute a call for pre-market engagement or competition; it is to inform the market of a future potential opportunity. Please do not respond to this notice. The details included in this notice remains subject to change as the council further develops the procurement strategy.

Tendring District Council is undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform the potential future procurement of drainage works and installation of an outfall within a saturated area of cliff at Alton Road in Clacton. Works will also include a partial regrade of the cliff and the installation of a sheet pile retaining wall in lieu of the current tumble brick wall. Incorporating sheet piling using installed non vibratory methods, along with horizontal drainage installed into the cliff face to control ground water, rebuilding of low level retaining wall and associated other works including re-surfacing of pedestrian footpaths all to the cliff frontage below Alton Road, Clacton on Sea.

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). Bedford Borough Council is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement in relation to the establishment of this new Open Framework for the provision of Home to School, Specialist Transport, and related passenger transport services. The Framework will replace the Council's existing Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System and will be used to procure transport services for eligible children, young people, adults and other service users as required. The Council is publishing this notice to inform the market of the proposed procurement, provide an overview of the service requirements, and invite interested providers to engage with the opportunity. The procurement process is expected to be conducted electronically through the ADAM eProcurement System, with approved providers being eligible to participate in future call-off opportunities under the Open Framework. Indicative timescales are: Publication of procurement documents: Early September 2026 Evaluation of applications: October 2026 Notification of framework admission outcomes: November 2026 Framework award and commencement: November/ December 2026 These dates are indicative only and may be subject to change. This notice does not commence the procurement process and is intended solely to support market awareness and engagement ahead of the formal tender opportunity. Interested providers are encouraged to register their interest and participate in the forthcoming procurement opportunity when advertised.