Published date: 14 July 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 August 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons - 34115200

  • Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons - 34120000

  • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,000,000 to £5,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP965664851

Published date

14 July 2025

Closing date

8 August 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

31 October 2025

Contract end date

1 November 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

CRH is seeking to appoint experienced and capable transport providers, both small and large companies, to deliver a 24/7/365 transportation service that is safe, timely, and responsive to the needs of asylum seekers service users (SU's).
The transport service will include a mixture of short and long-distance journeys, with some requiring out-of-area travel for planned moves. Please note licensing requirements detailed below.
Providers must demonstrate the capacity and flexibility to manage:
•Local, same-day transfers
•Regional and cross-regional journeys
•Pre-planned long-distance disbursements
•Ability to wait up to 30 minutes. Any minutes over will be charged using the providers pricing model. Note, we welcome alternative pricing models as part of your application.

To encourage broad participation, the service is divided into regional lots. Providers may bid for one or multiple lots, which are split into regions.
•Lot 1: London (North, South, East, West, Central)
•Lot 2: Southwest (Swindon, Gloucester, Bristol, Dorset, Exeter, Plymouth)
•Lot 3: Wales (Cardiff, Swansea, North Wales, The Valleys)
•Lot 4: Southeast (Hampshire, Portsmouth, Essex, Bournemouth, Brighton, Kent, Greater London, Buckinghamshire, Southampton)
•Lot 5: Manston, Kent (Coach service, 8- and 16-seater vehicles)

More information

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

bids@clearsprings.co.uk

Address

clearsprings
Rayleigh
SS6 7XJ
UK

Telephone

07780013826

Email

andreaegas-kitchener@clearsprings.co.uk