AwardedAwarded 29 August 2025

Approved Contractors for the Integrated Transport Unit (ITU) Framework Agreement

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council awarded transport work to 24 X 7 Ltd., Auto Travel Ltd and Atlantic Travel GB Ltd and 70 others on 29 August 2025.

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What the notice says

This Procurement was conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, using the Open Framework Procedure. The Framework period will be for eight (8) years. It is intended for the contract to commence 1 September 2025. Open Frameworks are "reopened" (i.e. one Framework in the scheme expires as the next one commenced) periodically throughout the term to allow new suppliers to tender for a place on the Framework. The Open Framework will re-open intermittently, during which periods new providers will be able to gain entry onto the Framework Agreement.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
24 X 7 Ltd.
Auto Travel Ltd (SME)
Atlantic Travel GB Ltd (SME)
3D Private Hire Services LTD (SME)
A Ahmed (SME)
A&H Travel Bolton (SME)
Ab Minibuses (SME)
Abacus Minibuses Ltd (SME)
Aero Travel (SME)
Alpha Luxury Minibuses Limited (SME)
Atlas Minibuses Limited (SME)
Aurangzeb Aurangzeb (SME)
Bestway Mini Buses Ltd (SME)
Bux Travel (SME)
CK Minibus (SME)
Cube Coaches Ltd (SME)
Daubhill Minibus (SME)
Delux Travels (SME)
Diya Coaches Limited (SME)
Express Travels (Bolton) Limited (SME)
Friends Transport (SME)
Greenmount Travel Limited (SME)
Gully Travels (SME)
H.O Travels (SME)
Haslam Private Hire Limited (SME)
Hastings Cars NW Limited (SME)
Headstart Executive Minibuses (SME)
ID Travels (SME)
Ideal Airport Travel (SME)
Iftikhars Cab (SME)
IK Travel (SME)
Imran Farooq (SME)
Inline Travel Ltd (SME)
Jolly Travels Limited (SME)
Links (SME)
Magnum Smart Ride Private Hire Limited (SME)
Metro Cars of Bolton Limited (SME)
MinibuzTravel (SME)
MK Minibus (SME)
MNK (SME)
Mohammad Ali cab (SME)
Mohammad Umair T/A Jb Minibuses (SME)
Mohammad Zubair (SME)
Moon Motorz Ltd (SME)
Mushtaq Ahmed (SME)
National Airport Travel (SME)
Nationwide Travel (SME)
Nationwide Wheelchair Service (SME)
North West Mini Buses Ltd (SME)
Ocean Travels Ltd (SME)
Premier Mini Buses (NW) Limited (SME)
Prime Minibuses (SME)
RAF's 24/7 minibuses (SME)
Redline minibuses (SME)
Ricksway (SME)
RTS Travel Bolton (SME)
S A People Carrier Services (SME)
S&D Taxis (SME)
Safdar Ali (SME)
Shafqat Nawaz (SME)
Sky Minibuses (SME)
SMA Minibuses (SME)
Sohail Ahmad Khan (SME)
Streer Carz (SME)
Supreme Minibuses Limited (SME)
Tariq Chaudry (SME)
Travel Assist Services Limited (SME)
Travelwise Holidays Ltd (SME)
Valley Luxury Minibuses Ltd
Virtue Secure Transport Ltd (SME)
Willows minibuses (SME)
Y & S Travel (SME)
Ysb Ventures Ltd (SME)
£28,000,000
1 September 2025 to 31 August 2033

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 024857-2026

Last time this was bought

Approved Contractors for the Integrated Transport Unit (ITU) Framework (2)

Awarded
13 May 2026
Value
£28,000,000
Bids
13

Matched on Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Procurements

29

Awards

18

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From notice 024857-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.