Massachusetts special education transportation bids
Special education (SPED), out-of-district, 504 and McKinney-Vento transportation contracts currently open across Massachusetts. RouteReady checks COMMBUYS, BidNet and monitored district and town procurement pages every day and filters out everything that isn't transportation work. See source coverage.
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This list only shows bids that are open, confirmed as transportation work, and linked to their official posting. SPED routes post in waves, most heavily in late spring and summer ahead of the school year. RouteReady account holders get an email the morning a matching bid appears.
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Bids from the last year as RouteReady recorded them, to show what buyers post and when. The official posting is always the source of truth.
Transportation 504 Students
Issuing agency unavailable · closed Sep 15, 2026
BPS Private Transportation Services for McKinney Vento and Foster Students
Issuing agency unavailable · closed Aug 12, 2026
Special education transportation
Issuing agency unavailable · closed Jul 29, 2026
Special Education Van Transportation Re-Bid
Issuing agency unavailable · closed Jul 29, 2026
Van Transportation 2026-2029
Issuing agency unavailable · closed Jul 29, 2026
Student Transportation — Invitation for Bids (IFB), re-bid
Weymouth Public Schools · closed Jun 22, 2026
Bid Results - Special Education Student In-Town Transportation Services
Town of Natick
Who posts this work
School districts post special education transportation themselves, often separately from regular bus routes. Educational collaboratives run transportation for groups of member districts. Out-of-district work moves students to placements outside their home district, and McKinney-Vento and foster-care transportation keeps students at their school of origin when they move. Some of this posts through the town rather than the school department, which is one reason it's easy to miss.
What these contracts usually involve
Most SPED routes run on 7D vans or small buses, some with wheelchair-accessible vehicles, and many call for monitors or aides, specific driver training and tight pickup windows. Requirements differ by district and are set in each solicitation. The 7D bids page covers van work more broadly.
Before you bid: know the history
Most districts rebid on a cycle and have an incumbent. The bid history below and RouteReady's buyer pages show what a district has posted before, so you can prepare ahead of the next cycle instead of the week it posts.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as special education transportation on this page?
Special education (SPED) and 504 transportation, out-of-district placements, and McKinney-Vento and foster-care transportation for students. Regular general-education bus routes are on the main Massachusetts bids page.
Do I need 7D-certified vans and drivers?
For transporting school pupils in vans, Massachusetts requires 7D certification, and many SPED contracts are 7D van work. Each solicitation states its own vehicle, driver, monitor and insurance requirements, so check the official documents.
Where do I submit a bid or get the documents?
Always through the official posting, not through RouteReady. Every listing links back to COMMBUYS, BidNet Direct or the district's own procurement page, where addenda, deadlines and submission instructions live.