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ClosedStage · tender

Manchester City Council

Social Needs Transport - Round 3

TransportCPV 60100000
Value£90.0m
Deadline3 Jul 2026
Published8 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 8 Jun 2026ClosedCloses 3 Jul 2026
Who to contact
procurement@manchester.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 3rd July 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation. Link attached: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=d31fd0ec-c860-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=74689348-c960-f111-813c-005056b64545

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Contract value in context
£90.0mtotal contract value
median £64k
this tender£0£97.2m

This is a large award for Transport Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 20,160 valued Transport Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Manchester City Council is prepared to receive tenders for the Provision of Social Needs Transport incorporating Home to School (SEN) Transport and Older Persons & Learning Disabled People Passenger Transport.

The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest.

Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk .

Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Applicants will need to register their details

Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk .

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b03a
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
053977-2026
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