Live from the four UK portals · 8 October 2026

Transport tenders in the UK

Home to school transport, patient transport, taxi work, minibus hire and community transport. Councils buy a great deal of it, often route by route through dynamic purchasing systems or dynamic markets.

11
Open now
2,688
Awarded in the last 12 months
£43,000
Typical contract (median)
25%
Won by SMEs
644
Ending in the next 12 months

Open now

11 open transport tenders, closing soonest first

Each links to the official notice, where you read the documents and bid. The same tender published on two portals is shown once.

Search every open tender in the free tender finder

Who wins

Suppliers winning the most transport contracts

Single-supplier awards in the last twelve months.

  1. Neales Taxis Limited124 awards
  2. skyline taxis109 awards
  3. Bucks Minibus Travel t/a Swan Rider65 awards
  4. Hansom Airport Taxis64 awards
  5. Azoom Taxis56 awards
  6. hansom taxis38 awards
  7. Executive Private Hire (EPH) Ltd t/a Cabs4U37 awards
  8. CityRides Leicester Ltd35 awards

Who buys

Buyers awarding the most transport contracts

All awards in the last twelve months.

  1. Leicester City Council590 awards
  2. Buckinghamshire Council - e-Tendering System448 awards
  3. West Northamptonshire Council292 awards
  4. Leicestershire County Council258 awards
  5. East Sussex County Council212 awards
  6. West Sussex County Council135 awards
  7. LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED93 awards
  8. Transport for London80 awards

Coming up for renewal

644 transport contracts end in the next twelve months

The largest by published value, with the supplier holding each now. End dates come from the original award notices, so these re-tenders are visible months before they are advertised. How to use a renewal date.

ContractSupplierValueEnds
The Provision of Coach & Driver Hire ServicesMetropolitan Police ServiceCMAC Group UK Limited£16.7m31 Aug 2027
Supported Transport Dynamic Purchasing Solution (DPS) 2023Oxfordshire County CouncilOxfordshire County Council£14.8m30 Jun 2027
Provision of bus service - Route 65/N65Transport for LondonLondon United£10.4m2 Jul 2027
Provision of bus service - Route 281/N281/681Transport for LondonLondon United£8.9m7 Oct 2027
Provision of bus service - Route E3Transport for LondonLondon United£7.8m28 May 2027
Provision of bus service - route 28/N28Transport for LondonMetroline West£7.6m30 Apr 2027
Supported Transport Dynamic Purchasing Solution (DPS) 2023Oxfordshire County CouncilFull list of awards published: https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/co£7.3m30 Jun 2027
Provision of bus service - Route 328Transport for LondonMetroline£6.8m25 Jun 2027

Recently awarded

The latest transport contract awards

ContractSupplierValueAwarded
WCC - Passenger Transport Service using a Taxi or Private Hire Car DPS Q4 2025Warwickshire County CouncilVarious£12.1m23 Feb 2029
WCC - Passenger Transport Service using a Taxi or Private Hire Car DPS Q3 2025Warwickshire County CouncilVarious£7.6m23 Feb 2029
WCC - Passenger Transport Service using a Taxi or Private Hire Car DPS Q1 2026Warwickshire County CouncilVarious£8.4m23 Feb 2029
WCC - Passenger Transport Service using a Taxi or Private Hire Car DPSWarwickshire County CouncilVarious£5.3m23 Feb 2029
WCC - Passenger Transport Service using a Taxi or Private Hire Car DPS Q2 2025Warwickshire County CouncilVarious£23.2m23 Feb 2029
37353 - WHM EducationLeicester City CouncilHansom Airport Taxis£35,0006 Oct 2026
SEN20642-SEN-TAXI -Bowman AcademyLeicestershire County CouncilPremier Taxis Leicester Ltd£18,0006 Oct 2026
ID: 37362 - LEICESTER PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLLeicester City CouncilSkyline Taxis£23,0006 Oct 2026

Common questions

Transport tenders

How many transport tenders are open in the UK?

11 open UK public sector transport tenders were listed on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales on 8 October 2026. 2,688 transport contracts were awarded in the last twelve months.

Who wins transport contracts?

Over the last twelve months the suppliers named on the most transport contract awards were Neales Taxis Limited (124), skyline taxis (109), Bucks Minibus Travel t/a Swan Rider (65). Most suppliers win only one or two, so the market is wider than the top names suggest.

How much is a typical transport contract worth?

The median published value of single-supplier transport contracts awarded in the last twelve months was £43,000. Values vary widely, and many notices publish no value at all.

Can small businesses win transport contracts?

Yes. 25% of the transport contracts awarded in the last twelve months where the buyer recorded the winner's size went to small and medium-sized businesses (372 of 1,493).

How do I get transport tenders by email?

Tender Radar checks every new UK notice each weekday morning against your organisation's profile, scores how well each fits and emails you the ones worth reading, with the transport contracts coming up for renewal. It is free for 30 days, then £30 a month.

How these figures are worked out: a notice or award is counted here when one of its CPV codes falls in this sector, or its title names the work. Awards are from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; open tenders from all four UK portals. SME status is as the buyer recorded it on each award notice.

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