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C346BF Sharpness Primary School to Berkeley

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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16 Jul 2025 at 09:59

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the contract titled "C346BF Sharpness Primary School to Berkeley" has been successfully completed by the buying organisation, Gloucestershire County Council. This contract falls under the "Non-scheduled passenger transport" industry category and involves a mainstream home-to-school transport service within the South West region of the United Kingdom. The contract was awarded to ML Taxis on 16 July 2025, following an open procedure. The contract period is set to commence on 2 September 2025 and conclude on 31 July 2028, valued at £47,994 GBP.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly appealing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and social enterprises (VCSEs) due to its suitability inclusions. Businesses specialising in passenger transport services, especially those with a focus on hiring transport vehicles with drivers, would be well-suited to compete in future opportunities of this nature. ML Taxis, an SME, was successful in securing the award, emphasizing the feasibility and potential benefits for similar businesses within the transport sector to engage in such open procurement processes.

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Notice Title

C346BF Sharpness Primary School to Berkeley

Notice Description

Mainstream home to school transport. Passenger transport service.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e495ede5-08f5-4203-9bdb-ce89db10eb68
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23244b58-0d81-4c66-b5a4-3e9dc8cde941
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

60112000 - Public road transport services

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£47,994 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£47,994 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
14 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20257 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2025 - 31 Jul 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
William Webb
Contact Email
sppassenger@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
GLOUCESTER
Postcode
GL1 2TH
Post Town
Gloucester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Gloucester
Electoral Ward
Westgate
Westminster Constituency
Gloucester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ML TAXIS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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