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SS15 96 DPS - Supported Local Bus (including Kent Karrier) and Home to School Transport Services[E11]

Maidstone, United KingdomKent County Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest county council in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £1.6bn on goods and services and a population of 1.8m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils and over 300 parish/town councils.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 22 Feb 2029, 00:00 UTC. UTC: 22 Feb 2029, 00:00 UTC.
Published 17 Dec 2025.
Value: GBP 100,000,000
Buyer: Kent County CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
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Deadline[E4]: 22 Feb 2029, 00:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 100,000,000
Published[E9]: 17 Dec 2025
Procedure[E8]: Restricted procedure
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest county council in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £1.6bn on goods and services and a population of 1.8m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils and over 300 parish/town councils. This requirement is from the Growth, Environment and Transport Directorate is for the provision of services operated using PSV or Community (Section 19 or 22) Bus Permits. The requirements relate to the Council's activity in respect of Supported Local Bus (including Kent Karrier) and Home to School Transport Services. Supported Bus services are procured for the delivery of socially necessary bus services (including Kent Karrier), where the authority will fund the provision of a local bus service which is not commercially viable, which would therefore not otherwise run but which the authority has identified as meeting a social need i.e. rural connectivity. Home to School Transport services are procured to provide school transport for those pupils who are determined by our Education and Young People's Directorate as eligible for free home to school transport. Where the volume of pupils is sufficient to justify a larger vehicle (minibus, coach or bus) these will require provision of this transport by a Public Service Vehicle Licensed Operator who can run services either as a public bus service or as a privately hired vehicle. Further details of the full scope and specific…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: South East, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

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Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document 66d4a800-296c-4f8a-8554-2f22c51454a7-876437

Evidence

12 facts

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E1
The buyer is Kent County Council.
Document 66d4a800-296c-4f8a-8554-2f22c51454a7-876437, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 60100000 (Road transport services).
Document 66d4a800-296c-4f8a-8554-2f22c51454a7-876437, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“UK”
Document 66d4a800-296c-4f8a-8554-2f22c51454a7-876437, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 22 Feb 2029, 00:00 UTC.
“2029-02-22T00:00:00Z”
Document 66d4a800-296c-4f8a-8554-2f22c51454a7-876437, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest county council in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £1.6bn on goods and services and a population of 1.8m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic service…”
Document 66d4a800-296c-4f8a-8554-2f22c51454a7-876437, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: South East, United Kingdom.
Document 66d4a800-296c-4f8a-8554-2f22c51454a7-876437, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document 66d4a800-296c-4f8a-8554-2f22c51454a7-876437, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Restricted procedure.
Document 66d4a800-296c-4f8a-8554-2f22c51454a7-876437, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 17 Dec 2025.
“2025-12-17T13:10:03Z”
Document 66d4a800-296c-4f8a-8554-2f22c51454a7-876437, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 66d4a800-296c-4f8a-8554-2f22c51454a7-876437, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "SS15 96 DPS - Supported Local Bus (including Kent Karrier) and Home to School Transport Services".
Document 66d4a800-296c-4f8a-8554-2f22c51454a7-876437, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 100,000,000.
“100000000 GBP”
Document 66d4a800-296c-4f8a-8554-2f22c51454a7-876437, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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