Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Bus Transport Services
Notice Description
The service requirement is to bring students from specific collection points around Shuttleworth College in the morning, and to return them in the evening. There are 8 x required routes, plus 2 additional shuttle routes from the college coach park to two local satellite sites. One provider is required to service all routes Additional information: Tender packs are available from Craig Pullen via email at craig@cpconsulting.org.uk Tenders must be submitted in accordance with the instructions in the tender pack - no other forms of submission will be accepted.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a439d7b4-dc26-48b3-b360-c6dc2259f364
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57b58f0c-d7df-4e29-bb87-ac7f0cee50b0
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60100000 - Road transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,459,875 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Apr 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Jan 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 14 Apr 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BEDFORD COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Craig Pullen
- Contact Email
- craig@cpconsulting.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- 07531 975978
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BEDFORD
- Postcode
- MK42 9AH
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH24 Bedford
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bedford
- Electoral Ward
- Cauldwell
- Westminster Constituency
- Bedford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57b58f0c-d7df-4e29-bb87-ac7f0cee50b0
15th April 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7632d4bf-35eb-4002-8502-5e5277717fac
3rd December 2024 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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