ClosedVehicles and transport equipment

Quotation for The Provision of Home to School SEND Transport[E11]

SUNDERLAND, United KingdomSunderland City Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Together for Children has a statutory requirement to provide daily transport assistance for over 1,250 children from home to school settings. There has been a significant increase in the demand for this statutory service. Together for Children are offering the provision of a fully maintained vehicle to an operator.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 27 Feb 2026, 17:00 UTC. UTC: 27 Feb 2026, 17:00 UTC.
Published 16 Feb 2026.
Value: GBP 19,320
Buyer: Sunderland City CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 27 Feb 2026, 17:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 19,320
Published[E9]: 16 Feb 2026
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (below threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 52 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Together for Children has a statutory requirement to provide daily transport assistance for over 1,250 children from home to school settings. There has been a significant increase in the demand for this statutory service. Together for Children are offering the provision of a fully maintained vehicle to an operator. The operator will take on the responsibility for carrying out 1 morning and 1 afternoon Home to School Route as directed by the Transport Officer, in adherence to all relevant safety regulations and standards.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: North 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

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC
The deadline (2026-02-27T17:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 105a93ef-acd5-451e-813b-c7c88206db4a-884088

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Sunderland City Council.
Document 105a93ef-acd5-451e-813b-c7c88206db4a-884088, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 34114400 (Minibuses).
Document 105a93ef-acd5-451e-813b-c7c88206db4a-884088, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 105a93ef-acd5-451e-813b-c7c88206db4a-884088, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 27 Feb 2026, 17:00 UTC.
“2026-02-27T17:00:00Z”
Document 105a93ef-acd5-451e-813b-c7c88206db4a-884088, 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.
“Together for Children has a statutory requirement to provide daily transport assistance for over 1,250 children from home to school settings. There has been a significant increase in the demand for this statutory service. Together for Children are offering the provision of a ful…”
Document 105a93ef-acd5-451e-813b-c7c88206db4a-884088, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: North East, United Kingdom.
Document 105a93ef-acd5-451e-813b-c7c88206db4a-884088, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 105a93ef-acd5-451e-813b-c7c88206db4a-884088, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (below threshold).
Document 105a93ef-acd5-451e-813b-c7c88206db4a-884088, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 16 Feb 2026.
“2026-02-16T13:37:26Z”
Document 105a93ef-acd5-451e-813b-c7c88206db4a-884088, 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 105a93ef-acd5-451e-813b-c7c88206db4a-884088, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Quotation for The Provision of Home to School SEND Transport".
Document 105a93ef-acd5-451e-813b-c7c88206db4a-884088, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 19,320.
“19320 GBP”
Document 105a93ef-acd5-451e-813b-c7c88206db4a-884088, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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