How to win: Passenger Transport Framework

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Passenger transport framework for Children with SEND, Looked after Children and Vulnerable Adults The London Borough of Hackney is looking for appropriately qualified organisations to deliver Passenger Transport Services. This provision includes home-to-school transport for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), as well as services for looked-after children and vulnerable adults. This will be a multi supplier framework with approximately 20 providers for SEND Home to School Travel (LOT 1) and 20 Providers for Ad hoc- Taxi journeys ( LOT 2). We are particularly interested in providers that can provide added social value by actively reducing CO emissions. The proposed framework is scheduled to begin on 1st April 2027 for an initial three-year term, with a provision for a one-year extension. The anticipated timetable is set out below Request to Participate - 27th July - 10th August 2026 Invitation to Tender - 2nd September - 2nd October 2026 Contract award - January 2027 Framework start - 1st April 2027 Please note that this is not a Call for Competition

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — London Borough of Hackney scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £20,000,000, 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: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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