How to win: B1019 – Provision of Home to School Transport (September 2026) (Mixed Vehicles) for Bridgend County Borough Council

About this contract

This notice is for the Pre Market Engagement Event for the forthcoming Home to School Tender exercise. The Home to School Mixed routes tender will include taxis, minibus and bus contracts and will comprise of a schedule of separate routes which will be tendered via an open competition. The duration of the contracts will be as follows: Bus, Heronsbridge, Special Minibus and Ysgol Bryn Castell contracts: 1 September 2026 to 20 July 2028 Minibus, Special Taxi and Taxi contracts: 1 September 2026 to 20 July 2027

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Bridgend County Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £4,900,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 29 May 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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