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    ContractsSchool Transport Services for Dorset Learning Centres
    Awarded contract

    School Transport Services for Dorset Learning Centres

    Awarded
    £7m
    Published 10 Jul 2026

    Dorset Council invites transport operators to bid for home-to-school and additional transport services across four Learning Centres, available as four separate Lots through the Passenger Transport DPS.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 10 Jul 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £7m
    Published 10 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £7,020,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Transport & Logistics
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    3 suppliers
    • PC
      P&D Contracts (Weymouth) Ltd
    Lead contractor
  1. MT
    M&J Taxi
    Consortium partner
  2. 24
    24X7 LTD
    Consortium partner
  3. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    10 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Dorset Council is seeking experienced transport operators to provide home-to-school and additional transport services for four Learning Centres across Dorset: Dorchester Learning Centre, The Forum Centre (Blandford), The Orchard satellite provision (Lytchett Minster), and Harbour Vale Learning Centre (Sherborne). Services required include: standard bell-time home-to-school transport; off-site transport for sports events and work experience; and flexible responses to cancellations and additional journeys. Pupils may be located across the entire county. The procurement is divided into four separate Lots, one per Learning Centre, allowing operators to bid for one, multiple, or all Lots. Each Lot is evaluated independently. This further competition procurement process is being run through the Passenger Transport DPS framework.

    Track record

    2 awards · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 2 prior awards here — too little to read.

    In transport logistics, DORSET COUNCIL has awarded 2 contracts to 1 supplier.

    Who wins here
    1. P&D Contracts (Weymouth) Ltd2× · 100%

    Across transport logistics, the most active winners are SKYLINE TAXIS, 24X7 LTD, XPERT CARS — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-02a99f
    DC
    Buyer
    DORSET COUNCIL
    Sector
    Transport & Logistics