Notice Information
Notice Title
Ceredigion - Learner Transport - Taxis 2025
Notice Description
Ceredigion County Council is awarding contracts for the Learner Transport Taxis Routes. Contracts will commence on 1 September 2025. Contracts will be for 1 year with a possible extension of up to 1 year.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052baf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049081-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract 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
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60112000 - Public road transport services
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £234,421 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CYNGOR SIR CEREDIGION COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ymholiadau.caffael@ceredigion.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01545570881
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERAERON
- Postcode
- SA46 0PA
- Post Town
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL41 Mid Wales
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales, TLL1 West Wales and The Valleys
-
- Local Authority
- Ceredigion
- Electoral Ward
- Aberaeron and Aberarth
- Westminster Constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049081-2025
15th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029567-2025
3rd June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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