AwardedAwarded 1 July 2026

Transport for Pinefield School

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council awarded transport work to 24 X 7 Ltd., Green Destinations Ltd and Comfy Connect Ltd and 22 others on 1 July 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £144,000,000 including VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 8 months, up to 20 months with extensions, starting 1 May 2026.

It is split into 4 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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

This is a call off from Lot 1 (up to 5 seats) of Sefton's Provision of Passenger Transport - Open Framework. Sefton's Complementary Education Service offers schools high quality, appropriate and personalised teaching and learning opportunities to enable young people with identified health (SEMH) needs to re engage and participate as learners and in turn successfully reintegrate or transition into their respective schools or educational settings as health needs improve. Our pupils have complex mental health needs and significant number of our pupils have social communication difficulties. The requirement is for these pupils to be transported via taxi to and from Pinefield Centre in Formby - approximately 60 pupils across the week - Monday to Friday 8.50-3.30pm. This contract is being awarded in accordance with a Sefton's Provision of Passenger Transport - Open Framework and a competitive selection process for frameworks under section 46 of the PA 2023 has been used. Awarded value is an estimate - the actual value of the contract may be higher or lower and this will be determined by the number of vehicles and routes required.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Vehicles with up to 5 passenger seats
1 May 2026 to 31 December 2026
What this lot covers

Hired passenger transport services to transport Sefton Travel Support Team Customers, Council employees, or Passenger Assistants in vehicles with up to 5 passenger seats

Transport£107,136,000
Vehicles with 6 to 8 passenger seats (must be a minibus)
1 May 2026 to 31 December 2026
What this lot covers

Hired passenger transport services to transport TST Customers, Council employees, or Passenger Assistants in vehicles with 6 to 8 passenger seats (must be a minibus)

Transport£29,376,000
Vehicles with 9 to 16 passenger seats
1 May 2026 to 31 December 2026
What this lot covers

Hired passenger transport services to transport TST Customers, Council employees, or Passenger Assistants in vehicles with with 9 to 16 passenger seats

Transport£34,560,000
Vehicles with 17+ passenger seats
1 May 2026 to 31 December 2026
What this lot covers

Hired passenger transport services to transport TST Customers, Council employees, or Passenger Assistants in vehicles with with 17+ passenger seats.

Transport£1,728,000

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
24 X 7 Ltd.
Green Destinations Ltd
Comfy Connect Ltd (SME)
Sline Travel Limited (SME)
Apex Management Solutions Ltd (SME)
Computer Cab (Liverpool) Limited (SME)
D Cooper Taxis (SME)
Formby Village Radio Cars Limited (SME)
PJC Executive Travel Limited (SME)
Radcliffe Taxis Limited (SME)
Reign Management Services Ltd (SME)
Seaforth Radio Cars Limited (SME)
Travel Co (SME)
Yellow Top Holdings Limited (SME)
Veezu North Ltd (SME)
Ena Travels & Hire Ltd (SME)
Reliable travel services (SME)
Northwest Travels Ltd (SME)
7 bids received
Vehicles with up to 5 passenger seats£107,136,000
Awarded 30 April 2026
24 X 7 Ltd.
Green Destinations Ltd
HATS Group Ltd (SME)
Comfy Connect Ltd (SME)
Sline Travel Limited (SME)
Apex Management Solutions Ltd (SME)
Computer Cab (Liverpool) Limited (SME)
D Cooper Taxis (SME)
Formby Village Radio Cars Limited (SME)
Radcliffe Taxis Limited (SME)
Reign Management Services Ltd (SME)
Seaforth Radio Cars Limited (SME)
Travel Co (SME)
Yellow Top Holdings Limited (SME)
Hartley Travel Limited (SME)
Presidential Travel Ltd (SME)
RTTS Travel Ltd (SME)
Veezu North Ltd (SME)
Ena Travels & Hire Ltd (SME)
Northwest Travels Ltd (SME)
Vehicles with 6 to 8 passenger seats (must be a minibus)£29,376,000
Awarded 30 April 2026
Green Destinations Ltd
HATS Group Ltd (SME)
Sline Travel Limited (SME)
Apex Management Solutions Ltd (SME)
Computer Cab (Liverpool) Limited (SME)
Radcliffe Taxis Limited (SME)
Travel Co (SME)
Hartley Travel Limited (SME)
Presidential Travel Ltd (SME)
RTTS Travel Ltd (SME)
Spencer Travel (SME)
Travel Deluxe Limited (SME)
Vehicles with 9 to 16 passenger seats£34,560,000
Awarded 30 April 2026
Green Destinations Ltd
Sline Travel Limited (SME)
Tower Transit Operations Ltd
Hartley Travel Limited (SME)
Presidential Travel Ltd (SME)
Spencer Travel (SME)
Travel Deluxe Limited (SME)
Vehicles with 17+ passenger seats£1,728,000
Awarded 30 April 2026
Apex Management Solutions Ltd (SME)
7 bids received
Vehicles with up to 5 passenger seats£285,000
Awarded 1 July 2026

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

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 001220-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 019393-2026
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 040657-2026
  4. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 069048-2026

Last time this was bought

Provision of Passenger Transport Open Framework

Awarded
19 January 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
31 December 2030

Matched on Sefton Metropolitan 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

67

Awards

41

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From notice 001220-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 January 2026, last updated 22 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.