Sealed until authorised opening
Bid prices remain hidden before the original deadline and formal opening.
Secure online bidding
Online bidding for route opportunities, clearly managed.
RouteBids is a secure online bidding system. Publish a route opportunity, invite authorised participants, receive sealed bids, compare them after the deadline and record the award — in one controlled workspace.
Access is invitation-controlled. Workspaces are separated and role controlled.
Confidential by designSubmissions stay private
Route-ready workflowFrom publication through to award
Controlled openingDeadline and role permissions enforced
Passenger transport procurement
Route opportunity workflow
A single, controlled view from publication to evaluation.
- Stage 01Opportunity openOpen
Invited participants submit confidential prices.
- Stage 02Opportunity closedSealed
Prices stay sealed until the original deadline has passed and opening is authorised.
- Stage 03Authorised openingReady
Eligible submissions become available for evaluation.
Separated workspaces
Access is scoped to the correct organisation.
Auditable workflow
Important actions are recorded from publication through to award.
Route-based opportunities
Operational route details use non-identifying references by default.
Four controlled stages
How RouteBids works
Each stage keeps responsibilities clear and protects sealed prices until the authorised opening conditions are met.
Create the opportunity
The organisation records route requirements, non-identifying references, operating details and the original deadline.
Invite and receive bids
Invited participants submit or revise only their own confidential costs while the opportunity is open.
Compare after the deadline
Prices stay hidden until the deadline has passed, the opportunity is closed and opening is authorised.
Record the award
The organisation reviews the latest eligible bids against the published criteria and records its decision.
Controls at the moments that matter
A clear record from deadline to decision
RouteBids supports a structured process for the organising team while keeping each invited participant’s activity appropriately separated.
Deadline-controlled opening
The original deadline remains the price-reveal gate, even when an opportunity is closed early.
Role-controlled access
Permissions separate the organising team’s duties from each invited participant’s confidential activity.
Decisions recorded with context
Every award records the compliance decision, who made it and when; lowest price is never an automatic award.
Route information for pricing
Everything needed to price the journey
The organisation configures each pickup and drop-off address and its planned time. Once the opportunity is published, invited participants can review the journey and prepare a price quickly.
- Clear pickup, destination and drop-off order
- Morning pickup and afternoon return times
- Shared with invited participants once published
Published route preview
Planned journey timelinePickup, school and return schedule
Morning outbound · Pickups → School1 · 7:55 AM 2 · 8:08 AM 3 · 8:25 AM School · 8:30 AMAfternoon return · School → Drop-offsSchool · 3:00 PM 3 · 3:05 PM 2 · 3:22 PM 1 · 3:35 PM
Planned journey sequence for faster pricing
The animated line demonstrates the published stop order and example times so approved providers can understand the journey and prepare a tender quickly. It is a route-planning preview, not live vehicle tracking; actual times are set by the council.
One workflow, clearly separated
Separated workspaces for both sides
Organising workspace
For procurement teams
Create route opportunities, control bid opening, review authorised comparisons and record award decisions.
Explore this workflowParticipant workspace
For bidding organisations
Review open opportunities, submit confidential costs and see only your own organisation's history.
Explore this workflowDeployment options
Scoped to the size of your authorised team
Every option runs the same complete bidding lifecycle. Invited bidding participants are uncapped and controlled by invitation. Commercial terms are agreed in a written proposal, so prices are not published here.
Focused rollout
Pilot
1–5 authorised users
For an initial controlled deployment with a small authorised team.
Ongoing operation
Operational
6–15 authorised users
For normal ongoing operation with a larger authorised team.
Tailored programme
Enterprise
16+ authorised users, or tailored to requirement
For larger or more tailored deployments, scoped to requirement.
Discuss a RouteBids deployment
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