Coming up· published 21 May 2025
Home to School Transport
London Borough of Southwark · Southwark, London
London Borough of Southwark is planning Home to School Transport. It is a contract for other health and social care in Southwark.
Source: Find a Tender, published 21 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 17:30
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2030
Contract ends
4 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
London Borough of Southwark is planning Home to School Transport. It is a contract for other health and social care in Southwark. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £13,600,000. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030. It lasts 4 years.
Find a Tender published it on 21 May 2025. The notice number is 024357-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051c36.
Summary of the contracting process
The London Borough of Southwark is in the planning stages for a forthcoming procurement process titled "Home to School Transport," which focuses on providing SEND taxi transport services for children and young people. The tender is set within the services industry category, specifically health and social work services, and has a planned contract period from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2030.
While this is currently a pipeline notice and not an active tender, a formal tender notice is expected to be published by 30th September 2025. Interested parties should note that the anticipated gross value of the contract is £13,600,000 GBP, and it is managed under the legal framework UKPGA 2023/54.
The notice in full
'PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PIPELINE NOTICE - NOT LIVE TENDER OPPORTUNITY - TENDER NOTICE TO FOLLOW'. The forthcoming opportunity relates to the provision of SEND taxi transport service to take children/young people to and from their place of education.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2030 (4 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £13,600,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 024357-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051c36
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Town
- South East London
- Postcode
- SE1 2QH
- Electoral ward
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Region
- London
- Sub-region
- Lewisham and Southwark
- Area
- Inner London - East
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- London Borough of Southwark
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Mrs Katerina Athanasiadou
- Phone
- +44 2075252281
- Address
- London, SE1 2QH · London · England
Documents and links
Questions about Home to School Transport
When will the Home to School Transport tender open?
London Borough of Southwark has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Home to School Transport contract worth?
The estimated value is £13,600,000. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030 (4 years).
Who is the buyer for Home to School Transport?
London Borough of Southwark, based in Southwark, London. The named contact is Mrs Katerina Athanasiadou, on +44 2075252281.
How do I bid for Home to School Transport?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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