Coming up· published 15 Dec 2025
Passenger Transport DPS
Devon County Council · Exeter, South West
Devon County Council is planning Passenger Transport DPS. It is a contract for other health and social care in Exeter.
Source: Find a Tender, published 16 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 10:33
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
Next
2027
Contract starts
2037
Contract ends
10 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Devon County Council is planning Passenger Transport DPS. It is a contract for other health and social care in Exeter. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 April 2027 to 1 April 2037. It lasts 10 years.
Find a Tender published it on 16 December 2025. The notice number is 083204-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05f661.
Summary of the contracting process
Devon County Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "Passenger Transport DPS," specifically concerning SEND school passenger transport services. This procurement falls under the industry category of health and social work services and is overseen by Devon County Council, a public authority operating within the sub-central government classification. The project is located in the UKK43 region, including the locality of Exeter, United Kingdom.
Key dates include the publication of the pipeline notice on 16 December 2025, with a future notice expected by 31 March 2026. The planned contract period is from 2 April 2027 to 1 April 2037, signalling long-term opportunities in the transport services sector. As the procurement process is in the planning stage, interested organisations should prepare for further communications around March 2026.
The notice in full
SEND school passenger transport
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 2027 to 1 Apr 2037 (10 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
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 083204-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f661
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Exeter
- Town
- Exeter
- Postcode
- EX2 4QD
- Electoral ward
- Newtown and St Leonard's
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Delivery area
- Devon CC
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Devon CC
- Area
- Devon
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Devon County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Exeter,, EX2 4QD · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Passenger Transport DPS
When will the Passenger Transport DPS tender open?
Devon County Council 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 long is the Passenger Transport DPS contract?
The contract runs from 1 April 2027 to 1 April 2037 (10 years).
Who is the buyer for Passenger Transport DPS?
Devon County Council, based in Exeter, South West.
How do I bid for Passenger Transport DPS?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
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- Watch for the tender notice.
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