Notice Information
Notice Title
Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College Invitation to Tender for Student Transport Services
Notice Description
Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College Invitation to Tender for Student Transport Services. 1st September 2025 - 31st August 2028 (With Optional 2x 12-Month Extension Periods)
Lot Information
Lot 1 - Weymouth College
Weymouth College
Options: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)
Lot 2 - Kingston Maurward College (including Dorset Studio School)Kingston Maurward College (including Dorset Studio School)
Options: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)
Lot 3 - Both CollegesBoth Colleges
Options: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e633
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006642-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEYMOUTH COLLEGE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- e.metcalfe@thecpc.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1305215123, +44 1305761100
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WEYMOUTH
- Postcode
- DT4 7LQ
- Post Town
- Dorchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK64 Dorset
- Delivery Location
- TLK25 Dorset
-
- Local Authority
- Dorset
- Electoral Ward
- Charminster St Mary's
- Westminster Constituency
- West Dorset
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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