Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver tenders in the UK

We track 1,447 awarded hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver contracts (CPV 6017*) in the UK. 17 of them have a published end date between 9 Jan 2027 and 9 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £250, and half of awards fall between £13 (nominal value, as published) and £40k (1,424 awards with a value). 1,271 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.

Ending in 3-18 months17
Open tenders7
Median award£250
Contracts tracked1,447

Contracts ending soonest (10 of 17)

ContractBuyerIncumbent supplier(s)ValueEndsRegion
Grant payments to Section 19 Operators
Find a Tender · CPV 60170000
West Midlands Combined Authority WALSALL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED £32k
31 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
West Midlands
Provision of Transport for the School Swimming Service - PH/2023/374*
Contracts Finder · CPV 60170000
Stoke-on-Trent City Council Individual / sole trader (name not shown) £450k
21 Apr 2027
re-tender likely from ~21 Oct 2026
West Midlands
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Home to School Transport Lots 1-7​ framework · 4 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 60170000
City & County of Swansea 1st Choice Transport Ltd, DAVIES COACHES LTD, HATS Group Ltd +1 more £1.4m
23 Apr 2027
re-tender likely from ~23 Oct 2026
Wales
Vehicle Hire Students from Hull to LDI
Find a Tender · CPV 60171000
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust TJ's Travel Limited £70k
30 Apr 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Oct 2026
Yorkshire and the Humber
Provision of Tottenham Hale Shuttle Service
Find a Tender · CPV 60172000
Londonenergy Ltd THECOACHCOMPANY.CO.UK LTD £172k
23 Jul 2027
re-tender likely from ~23 Jan 2027
London
Special Educational Needs Home to School Transport Service Dynamic Purchasing System framework · 8 suppliers
Contracts Finder · CPV 60170000
Oldham Council Abbey Wood Station Minicabs Ltd, Individual / sole trader (name not shown), Freerun Private Services +5 more £17.5m
31 Aug 2027
re-tender likely from ~28 Feb 2027
North West
Transport Services for the City of London School, City of London School for Girls and City Junior School
Contracts Finder · CPV 60170000
City of London Corporation P and J Ellis Ltd, The Transport Tree Ltd t/a StudentSafe £1.4m
31 Aug 2027
re-tender likely from ~28 Feb 2027
London
35592 REDMOOR ADADEMY
Contracts Finder · CPV 60170000
Leicester City Council Hansom £41 (nominal value, as published)
31 Aug 2027
re-tender likely from ~28 Feb 2027
East Midlands
35589 - WOODFIELD SCHOOL
Contracts Finder · CPV 60170000
Leicester City Council Hansom £39 (nominal value, as published)
31 Aug 2027
re-tender likely from ~28 Feb 2027
East Midlands
35594 WILLOWBROOKEMEAD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Contracts Finder · CPV 60170000
Leicester City Council Elite, SKYLINE TAXIS £34 (nominal value, as published)
31 Aug 2027
re-tender likely from ~28 Feb 2027
UK-wide

See all 17 in the renewal radar

Open tenders (7 of 7)

OpportunityBuyerValueDeadlineRegion
818NC Coach Hire
Find a Tender · CPV 60172000
Leeds Beckett University £872k
4 Nov 2026, 12:00 UK time
Yorkshire and the Humber
European Movements Enabling Agreement (EMEA) for the Germany Enabling Office (GEO)
Find a Tender · CPV 60172000
Ministry of Defence £83.1m
5 Nov 2026, 23:59 UK time
East of England
WFCG Student Transport Tender
Find a Tender · CPV 60172000
The Windsor Forest Colleges Group £600k
9 Nov 2026, 12:00 UK time
UK-wide
Home to School Transport for children, young people and adults (4-25 years). SME-suitable
Contracts Finder · CPV 60170000
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council value not published
30 Jun 2027, 12:00 UK time
West Midlands
School, College & Centre Passenger Transport Services
Find a Tender · CPV 60170000
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council £33.9m
23 Feb 2029, 23:59 UK time
North East
DPS For The Provision of Education & Social Care Transport 2
Find a Tender · CPV 60170000
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council £16.0m
1 Aug 2031, 12:00 UK time
Wales
Dynamic Purchasing System for Hired Passenger Transport SEND
Find a Tender · CPV 60170000
London Borough of Barnet £24.0m
31 Aug 2035, 12:00 UK time
London

All open tenders in this category

By region

Top buyers

Most frequent incumbents

SupplierContractsValue
network cars (tottenham) ltd265£1.4m
Quick Cars144£3.6m
Airport Transfer Cars Ltd140£603k
Sam's Cars Limited63£100k
Whittington Cars LTD41£1,200
DIVERSITY CARE AND ACCOMMODATIONS LTD36£803k
GLEAM SERVICE CENTRE LTD20£467k
Doigs Ltd19£320k
LCT and Daughters UK Ltd18£576k
Turnrest Ltd16£1.3m

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.