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    ContractsHome to School Transport Service for Dorset Learning Centres
    Awarded contract

    Home to School Transport Service for Dorset Learning Centres

    Awarded
    £7m
    Published 10 Jul 2026

    Dorset Council seeks experienced transport operators to provide home to school services and off-site activity transport for four Learning Centres across the county, with flexible Lot-based tendering available.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 10 Jul 2026· 2 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £7m
    Published 10 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £7,020,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      22 Jun 2026
      3 months ago
    • Sector
      Transport & Logistics
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

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

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    10 Jul 2026Today22 Jun 2026

    Brief

    Dorset Council is seeking experienced transport operators to provide home to school 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 home to school transport at regular bell times; transport to off-site activities such as sports events and work experience; and flexible capacity to accommodate cancellations and additional journeys. Students attending these centres are distributed across the county based on available places. The procurement is divided into four separate Lots, one per Learning Centre, allowing operators to tender for one, multiple, or all Lots. This is a further competition procurement process run through the Passenger Transport DPS. Successful operators must demonstrate experience in organising, planning, and operating home to school transport services.

    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, HAWK EXPRESS CABS LTD — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    fc9aed48-fdd1-40cb-abbe-f0d2114c648d-905685
    DC
    Buyer
    DORSET COUNCIL
    Sector
    Transport & Logistics