Notice Information
Notice Title
SMB COACH ROUTES
Notice Description
Daily Student Transport for the academic year 2025-26 approx 176 days. As per Route Timetable.
Lot Information
Coach Route SMB004
Daily Student Transport Route starting point Market Harborough.
Options: Any Service provider allocated to the routes may be requested to quote for any additional transport requirements covering specific student trips.
SMB Coach Route SMB005Daily student transport route SMB005 starting point Lutterworth
Options: Any Service provider allocated to the routes may be requested to quote for any additional transport requirements covering specific student trips.
SMB Coach Route SMB007Daily student transport SMB007 starting point Church Gresley
Options: Any Service provider allocated to the routes may be requested to quote for any additional transport requirements covering specific student trips.
Coach Route SMB008Daily student transport SMB008 starting point Hinckley
Options: Any Service provider allocated to the routes may be requested to quote for any additional transport requirements covering specific student trips.
Coach Route SMB009Daily student transport SMB009 starting point Loughborough
Options: Any Service provider allocated to the routes may be requested to quote for any additional transport requirements covering specific student trips.
Coach Route SMB010Daily student transport SMB010 Ashby/Stephenson
Options: Any Service provider allocated to the routes may be requested to quote for any additional transport requirements covering specific student trips.
Planning Information
Telephone communication followed by email to coach companies previously engaged by Leicestershire county council. 11.04.25 All routes are provided with transparency with a view for equal opportunity for all. Timetables will be made available within the ITT. The SMB Group have selected a short term contract to align with The SMB Groups potential changes in entity. Note: requirements are also subject to change based on student number enrolment, which will be made transparent within the tender.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050295
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015739-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- 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
- £612,568 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £612,568 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 16 Apr 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- 2026-05-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE SMB GROUP
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@smbgroup.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01530836136
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COALVILLE
- Postcode
- LE67 3TN
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Thornborough
- Westminster Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015739-2025
17th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014989-2025
14th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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