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Bridgend County Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Bridgend County Borough Council has announced plans to buy transport work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £385,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 4 January 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 23 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This notice is for the Pre Market Engagement Event for the forthcoming Home to Adult Day Services Tender exercise. The tender will include taxis, special taxis, SUVs and minibus contracts and will comprise of a schedule of separate routes which will be advertised by the Corporate Procurement Team by way of an open competition under the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 088843-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 091665-2026

Last time this was bought

B1019 – Provision of Home to School Transport (September 2026) (Mixed Vehicles) for Bridgend County Borough Council

Won by
Peyton Travel Limited, Bridgend Taxi Leasing Ltd, Driven Personal Hire Limited, James Taxis and 2 more
Awarded
26 August 2026
Value
£3,450,685
Bids
17
Contract ends
20 July 2028

Matched on Bridgend County Borough Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Procurements

70

Awards

52

Suppliers it has used most for transport

  • Bridgend Taxi Leasing Ltd1 contract
  • Driven Personal Hire Limited1 contract
  • James Taxis1 contract
  • Munros Taxis and Minibus1 contract
  • Peyton Travel Limited1 contract

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From notice 088843-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 September 2026, last updated 29 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 29 September 2026.