AwardedAwarded 24 March 2026

Procurement of external Passenger Assistants for children and adults

London Borough of Barnet · Local authority

In brief

London Borough of Barnet awarded transport work to HATS Group Ltd, Berry Recruitment Ltd and Brent Community Transport (BCT) and 2 others on 24 March 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £8,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 8 years, starting 1 April 2026.

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.

What the notice says

London Borough of Barnet requires the provision of Passenger Assistants to assist Service Users from home to schools, colleges and other destinations while on transport. There may also be a requirement for Passenger Assistants to assist Service Users to walk from home to school and school to home. This procurement will establish an open framework agreement. The framework will operate for an initial 3 year period and will be re opened every 3 years, for a maximum total duration of 8 years, in accordance with the Open Framework provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. Therefore, the initial OFA term will run for a three-year period, the second OFA term will run for a further three-year period, and the final OFA term will run for a two-year period.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
HATS Group Ltd (SME)
Berry Recruitment Ltd (SME)
Brent Community Transport (BCT) (SME)
Brent Couriers Ltd (SME)
Kosh Care Ltd (SME)
8 bids received
£8,000,000
Awarded 24 March 2026

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

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 000530-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 028905-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

31

Awards

16

Suppliers it has used most for transport

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From notice 000530-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 January 2026, last updated 30 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.