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Freedom of Information Request

SEND & HTS Spend and Procurement Platform FOIA Request

Received: 11 December 2025

Below are the details of my foia request:1.2.3.Spend,4.volumes, and procurement routes (last three completed financial years: 2022/23-2024/25).5.6.Please7.provide recorded information showing:8.9.(a)10.total gross spend on home-to-school transport;11.12.(b)13.number of pupils transported (mainstream and SEND, separately if held);14.15.(c)16.number of routes and vehicle types; and17.18.(d)19.proportion of annual spend by procurement route (e.g., open tender, DPS, framework, spot purchase), including any national frameworks used (e.g., CCS, YPO, NEPO).20.21.22.23.24.25.Current26.contract register for home-to-school transport (live contracts/route lots).27.28.For29.each live contract or lot: supplier name; contract/lot or route ID; service description; start date; end date; extension options; annual value and total maximum value; procurement route used; and any linked framework/DPS reference.30.31.32.33.34.35.Procurement36.activity and resourcing (2022/23-2024/25).37.38.Recorded39.counts of: procurement exercises and mini-competitions run; contract variations/renewals; single-tender actions/emergency bookings; average calendar days from advert to award; average number of bids per lot; and FTE staffing dedicated to home-to-school transport40.procurement/contract management (with role titles). Contract end date.41.42.43.4. Digital systems and integrations in use.List of systems used across the home-to-school transport workflow (e-sourcing/procurement, route planning/optimisation, contract management, compliance/DBS, operator performance/telematics), including for each: supplier/product and version; contract term; annual licence/hosting cost; whether APIs or bulk data export are supported (yes/no); and any held integration diagrams or interface control documents.

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