Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of home to college bus passes to college students
Notice Description
St Helens College and Knowsley College provide bus passes to students to allow them to commute to College and any work placement activities.
Procurement Information
Supplier holds the bus franchise for the surrounding area.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0560e3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067569-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60100000 - Road transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,169,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,169,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 20 Jul 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ST HELENS COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@sthelens.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ST HELENS
- Postcode
- WA10 1PP
- Post Town
- Warrington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD71 East Merseyside
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- St. Helens
- Electoral Ward
- St Helens Town Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067569-2025
22nd October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041887-2025
22nd July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040770-2025
17th July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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