Sector · UK public sector
Tenders in Non-scheduled passenger transport and Special-purpose road passenger-transport services and Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Non-scheduled passenger transport and Special-purpose road passenger-transport services and Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver. 23 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
23
awards tracked
£2.9m
total contract value
£125k
average award size
4.3%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Non-scheduled passenger transport and Special-purpose road passenger-transport services and Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
S134 Mainstream Bus Kibworth Mead Academy
Awarded to DBL Bus & Coach Ltd on 5 Mar 2026 · Leicestershire County Council
£17k
S133 Mainstream Bus Kibworth Mead Academy
Awarded to DBL Bus & Coach Ltd on 5 Mar 2026 · Leicestershire County Council
£17k
Mainstream Bus S382 Catmose College
Awarded to Rana Travels on 2 Feb 2026 · Leicestershire County Council
£24k
Mainstream Bus S383 Catmose College
Awarded to Raicha's Travel on 29 Jan 2026 · Leicestershire County Council
£2k
Mainstream Bus S404 Billesdon Primary School
Awarded to BA Travels (Leic) Ltd on 17 Sept 2025 · Leicestershire County Council
£28k
S353 -Mainstream 12 Seater Minibus-Robert Smyth Academy
Awarded to BAINS TRAVEL LEICESTER on 10 Aug 2025 · Leicestershire County Council
£42k
S179 - 15 Seater Minibus - Lutterworth College & Lutterworth High
Awarded to WILSONS COACHES on 10 Aug 2025 · Leicestershire County Council
£43k
S74-Mainstream 16 Seater minibus -Countesthorpe Academy
Awarded to A & S COACHES on 7 Aug 2025 · Leicestershire County Council
£52k
Mainstream Bus S113 Long Field Academy and John Ferneley College
Awarded to Central Coaches Ltd on 7 Aug 2025 · Leicestershire County Council
£56k
S405 Mainstream Bus Billesdon CofE Primary School
Awarded to Matrix Travels (Leice) Ltd on 6 Aug 2025 · Leicestershire County Council
£36k
Mainstream Bus S269 John Ferneley College and Long Field Academy
Awarded to Nesbit Bros Limited on 6 Aug 2025 · Leicestershire County Council
£47k
S770-Mainstream -16 Seat Minibus-Kibworth Mead Academy
Awarded to WILSONS COACHES on 4 Aug 2025 · Leicestershire County Council
£38k
Sector pulse
Who procures in Non-scheduled passenger transport and Special-purpose road passenger-transport services and Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver, and where the value sits
Non-scheduled passenger transport and Special-purpose road passenger-transport services and Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver accounts for 23 tracked awards worth £2.9m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £125k. Non-scheduled passenger transport and Special-purpose road passenger-transport services and Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver is procured mainly by Leicestershire County Council. The biggest spender is Leicestershire County Council, with 23 awards totalling £2.9m. Geographically the work is concentrated heavily in North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West. Only 4.3% of awards go to SMBs, so this category is dominated by larger suppliers. Volume is accelerating sharply month on month.
Who is buying in Non-scheduled passenger transport and Special-purpose road passenger-transport services and Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Biggest single award
£1.3m
Mainstream School Transport Season Tickets 2025/26
Won by Roberts Coaches,Paul S Winson Coaches on 29 Jun 2025
Busiest month
Aug 25
10 awards published, totalling £448k.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply up.
Where the awards land
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West100%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Rana Travels
2 awards · £101k total
WILSONS COACHES
2 awards · £81k total
DBL Bus & Coach Ltd
2 awards · £33k total
Roberts Coaches,Paul S Winson Coaches
1 award · £1.3m total
Andrews of Leicester Ltd,Beaver Bus Ltd,Roberts Coaches Ltd
1 award · £693k total
CENTRAL COACHES LTD
1 award · £61k total
Central Coaches Ltd
1 award · £56k total
G H Watts Coaches
1 award · £55k total
Related buyers
The buyers driving demand in Non-scheduled passenger transport and Special-purpose road passenger-transport services and Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver.
How Bidwell helps
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SMB share in Non-scheduled passenger transport and Special-purpose road passenger-transport services and Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver sits at 4.3%, below the wider public-sector average. The category gets won by the systems integrators with full bid teams, and that is exactly the gap Bidwell closes. We catch every UK tender that maps to Non-scheduled passenger transport and Special-purpose road passenger-transport services and Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver, score it against your knowledge base, and draft a tailored response in around 30 minutes so a smaller team can compete on volume.
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