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Cowley International College - Home to School Transport

Department for Education

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

27 Oct 2025 at 15:20

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Tender

22 Aug 2025 at 14:33

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

23 Jun 2025 at 09:45

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

09 Jun 2025 at 12:00

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education, in association with Cowley International College located in St Helens, planned a tender for the provision of a home to school transport service. The procurement process, categorised under "Road transport services" and governed by the legal basis UKPGA 2023/54, followed an open procedure method and extended to all regions within the United Kingdom. Initially planned in June 2025 and made active in August 2025, the tender saw its submission deadline end on 22nd September 2025. Unfortunately, the award decision due by 6th October 2025 culminated in a cancellation notice issued on 27th October 2025, as no compliant bids were received for this procurement opportunity.

This procurement opportunity aimed to provide substantial growth potential for businesses specialised in road transport services, particularly those capable of managing service contracts for educational institutions. It was especially suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) given its open procurement method. The tender intended to offer a potentially lucrative contract spanning an initial period of one year with possibilities for renewal, making it ideal for businesses with experience in public sector transport services and a commitment to delivering quality and timely transportation solutions for students.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cowley International College - Home to School Transport

Notice Description

The procurement is to provide the college with a home to school transport service.

Planning Information

We will be holding a teams event for all interested suppliers which wil be held at 10:00 on 30/06/2025. The teams event will include the business manager from Cowley International College and Richard Huntrods from the Department for Educations Get Help Buying for Schools Team. The purpose of the call will be to provide detail of the opportunity to suppliers and it will also give them chance to ask questions which may be relevant to the procurement. For clarity, DFE's get help buying for schools team wil lbe running the procurement exercise however the contracting authority is Cowley International College.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05452c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068637-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination 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

60100000 - Road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£165,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£165,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Oct 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
22 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Education
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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