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Potential Procurement Opportunity for Open Framework for the Provision of Passenger Transport Services
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 10 Sep 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
Herefordshire Council wishes to establish an Open Framework ("the framework") for the Provision of Passenger Transport Services.
The new framework will replace the Council's Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System and will form part of a mixed-economy model approach for the Council.
At this stage, it is anticipated that the framework will comprise 3 Lots:
Lot 1 - Passenger Carrying Vehicles contracted transport (including an option for provision of passenger assistants). For the provision of Admitted Participant supplied vehicles 9 passenger seats or more and drivers. Services commissioned will include mainstream and college transport but may also include Special Educational Needs and social care transport.
Lot 2 - Hackney/Private Hire Transport (including an option for provision of passenger assistants). For the provision of Admitted Participant supplied vehicles of up to and including 8 passenger seats and drivers. Services commissioned will include Special Educational Needs and social care transport but may also include mainstream school transport.
Lot 3 - Public transport. For the provision of Admitted Participant supplied vehicles and drivers to provide registered local bus services. Vehicles will normally range from a minibus to a double-deck vehicle.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 60000000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
3 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 5 Aug 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 5 August 2026.
Release 073923-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 25 Aug 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 25 August 2026. Stated change: POST PUBLICATION NOTE 25.08.26 Update: A copy of the slide deck shared at the market engagement events held on 13.08.26 and 21.08.26 has now been uploaded to Procontract https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Release 080591-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 10 Sep 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 10 September 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 086041-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a usable value.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
Where to go next
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06dbcc
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · Planning
- Framework
- Yes, as recorded by the source
- Last verified
- Thu 17 Sep 2026, 08:12 BST
- Read at
- Sun 18 Oct 2026, 02:39 BST
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