London Borough of Barnet is using Delta eSourcing to run this tender exercise
| Notice Summary |
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| Title: | Procurement of external Passenger Assistants for children and adults |
| Notice type: | UK4: Tender notice |
| Authority: | London Borough of Barnet |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Above threshold - Open procedure |
| Short Description: | London Borough of Barnet requires the provision of Passenger Assistants to assist Service Users from home to schools, colleges and other destinations while on transport. There may also be a requirement for Passenger Assistants to assist Service Users to walk from home to school and school to home. This procurement will establish an open framework agreement. The framework will operate for an initial 3 year period and will be re opened every 3 years, for a maximum total duration of 8 years, in accordance with the Open Framework provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. Therefore, the initial OFA term will run for a three-year period, the second OFA term will run for a further three-year period, and the final OFA term will run for a two-year period. |
| Published: | 06/01/2026 08:59 |
Procurement of external Passenger Assistants for children and adults
Contracting authority
- Contracting authority:
- London Borough of Barnet
- Public Procurement Organisation Number:
- PQGD-7479-CGVN
- Address:
Barnet Council, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale
London
NW9 4EW
UK- Contact name:
- James Hunt
- Email:
- procurement@barnet.gov.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 2083597212
- Website:
- https://londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com/
- Organisation type:
- REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
- Devolved regulations that apply:
- None
Procedure
- Procedure type:
Open procedure- Preliminary market engagement conducted:
- Yes
- Tenders received:
- 0
- Tenders assessed:
- 0
- Tenders from SMEs:
- 0
- Tenders from VCSEs:
- 0
- Special regime:
None
Scope
- Title:
- Procurement of external Passenger Assistants for children and adults
- Reference number:
- Not provided
- Main procurement category:
- SERVICES
- Description:
- London Borough of Barnet requires the provision of Passenger Assistants to assist Service Users from home to schools, colleges and other destinations while on transport. There may also be a requirement for Passenger Assistants to assist Service Users to walk from home to school and school to home.
This procurement will establish an open framework agreement. The framework will operate for an initial 3 year period and will be re opened every 3 years, for a maximum total duration of 8 years, in accordance with the Open Framework provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. Therefore, the initial OFA term will run for a three-year period, the second OFA term will run for a further three-year period, and the final OFA term will run for a two-year period.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Special-purpose-road-passenger-transport-services./74X8E2EDY9
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com/respond/74X8E2EDY9 - Total value (estimated):
GBP 8,000,000 excluding VAT
GBP 9,600,000 including VAT
Description
- Description:
- Not provided
- Suitable for SMEs:
- Yes
- Suitable for VCSEs:
- No
- Contract dates (estimated):
- 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2034
- CPV classifications:
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services.- Contract can be extended:
- No
- Delivery regions:
UKI71 - Barnet- Award criteria:
Name: Quality / Weighting: 90
Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Documents
- Associated tender documents:
Not provided- Technical specifications:
Not provided
Submission
- Enquiry deadline:
- 16/01/2026 Time: 12:00
- Tender submission deadline:
- 10/02/2026 Time: 12:00
- Submission address and any special instructions:
- https://londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com/
- An electronic auction will be used:
No- Languages that may be used for submission:
English- Award decision date (estimated):
- 03/03/2026
Other information
- Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation:
- Not provided
- Technical ability conditions of participation:
- London Borough of Barnet recognise at the point of tender publication that known risks may arise during the lifetime of the open framework agreement. These are identified in accordance with Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 8, 5 Materialisation of Known Risk that could jeopardise the satisfactory performance of the contract but because of its nature could not be addressed at point of contract award. Identification of known risks in the tender documents is intended to provide transparency should possibility of modification be required.
The known risks being:
•Change in legislation which has financial implications for contract delivery
•Supplier becoming an “Excluded Supplier”
•Supplier going insolvent/into administration, etc.
•Supplier no longer meeting PSQ criteria - Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP):
- Yes
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
- Yes
- A conflicts assessment has been prepared and revised:
- Yes
Other organisations
Not provided
Award Notice
Procurement of external Passenger Assistants for children and adults
Contracting Authorities
- Contracting authority:
- London Borough of Barnet
- Public Procurement Organisation Number:
- PQGD-7479-CGVN
- Address:
Barnet Council, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale
London
NW9 4EW
UK- Contact name:
- James Hunt
- Email:
- procurement@barnet.gov.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 2083597212
- Website:
- https://londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com/
- Organisation type:
- REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
- Devolved regulations that apply:
- None
Procedure
- Procedure type:
Open procedure- Preliminary market engagement conducted:
- Yes
- Tenders received:
- 0
- Tenders assessed:
- 0
- Tenders from SMEs:
- 0
- Tenders from VCSEs:
- 0
- Special regime:
None
Scope
- Title:
- Procurement of external Passenger Assistants for children and adults
- Reference number:
- Not provided
- Main procurement category:
- SERVICES
- Description:
- London Borough of Barnet requires the provision of Passenger Assistants to assist Service Users from home to schools, colleges and other destinations while on transport. There may also be a requirement for Passenger Assistants to assist Service Users to walk from home to school and school to home.
This procurement will establish an open framework agreement. The framework will operate for an initial 3 year period and will be re opened every 3 years, for a maximum total duration of 8 years, in accordance with the Open Framework provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. Therefore, the initial OFA term will run for a three-year period, the second OFA term will run for a further three-year period, and the final OFA term will run for a two-year period.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1024289759
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com/respond/74X8E2EDY9 - Total value (estimated):
GBP 8,000,000 excluding VAT
GBP 9,600,000 including VAT
- Contract value:
- GBP 9,600,000 including VAT
Contract Details
Contract 1
- Title:
- Not provided
- Reference number:
- Not provided
- Contract value:
- GBP 9,600,000 including VAT
- Below the relevant threshold:
- No
- Award decision date:
- 24/03/2026
- Earliest date the contract will be signed:
- 30/04/2026
- Contract dates (estimated):
- 01/05/2026 to 31/03/2034
- Main procurement category:
- SERVICES
- CPV classifications:
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services.- Delivery regions:
UKI71 - Barnet- Assessment summaries sent:
- 25/03/2026
Supplier
- Supplier:
- Berry Recruitment Ltd
- Companies House:
- 07036111
- Address:
Porters House, 4 Porters Wood
St Albans
AL3 6PQ
UK- Email:
- spencer.berry@berryrecruitment.co.uk
- Telephone:
- Not provided
- Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME):
- Yes
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE):
- No
- Supported employment provider:
- No
- Public service mutual:
- No
- Supplier:
- Brent Community Transport (BCT)
- Companies House:
- 01509231
- Address:
Office 301, 10 Courtenay Road, East Lane Business Park
Wembley
HA9 7ND
UK- Email:
- j.jeffrey@brentct.com
- Telephone:
- Not provided
- Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME):
- Yes
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE):
- No
- Supported employment provider:
- No
- Public service mutual:
- No
- Supplier:
- Brent Couriers Ltd
- Companies House:
- 03262056
- Address:
245 Kingsbury Road
London
NW9 8UG
UK- Email:
- brentcouriers@gmail.com
- Telephone:
- Not provided
- Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME):
- Yes
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE):
- No
- Supported employment provider:
- No
- Public service mutual:
- No
- Supplier:
- HATS Group Ltd
- Companies House:
- PHVJ-2218-JPNG
- Address:
Unit C2a Comet Studios, De Havilland Court
Amersham
HP7 0PX
UK- Email:
- procurement@hatsgroup.com
- Telephone:
- Not provided
- Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME):
- No
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE):
- No
- Supported employment provider:
- No
- Public service mutual:
- No
- Supplier:
- Kosh Care Ltd
- Companies House:
- 10979878
- Address:
Office-20a Abji Bapashree House, 211-213 Kingsbury Road The Hyde
London
NW9 8AQ
UK- Email:
- koshin@koshcare.co.uk
- Telephone:
- Not provided
- Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME):
- Yes
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE):
- No
- Supported employment provider:
- No
- Public service mutual:
- No
Other organisations
Not provided