Decision Maker: Strategic Director of Children and Adult Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To approve GW2 for Home to School SEN Bus Contract
That the Procurement Strategy outlined in this report for the direct award of the Home to School Bus contract to the incumbent provider, Healthcare and Transport Services Ltd (HATS), at an estimated annual cost of £3.5m for a period of two years, and maximum estimated lifetime value of £7M, starting 3 August 2026, be approved, noting that these figures are an estimated cost based on fluctuating need for the service and that the contract values through the life of the contract will be subject to annual inflationary negotiations which will affect the estimated maximum contract value.
Publication date: 15/07/2026
Date of decision: 14/07/2026
Effective from: 23/07/2026
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