Notice Information
Notice Title
Purchase of Scholar Season Tickets on Transport Provided by Schools
Notice Description
Direct award for the purchase of scholar season tickets on transport provided directly by schools. The following Leicestershire schools either provide their own home to school transport or have awarded home to school transport contracts to a number of bus operators for which the schools sell season tickets to local authorities for the provision of statutory home to school transport: -Brookvale Groby Learning Trust -Robert Smythe Academy -Wreake Valley Academy/Bradgate Educational Partnership Direct award as there is no other supplier who can provide the required season tickets, on the basis that the tickets can only be purchased from the schools directly.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05697f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048419-2025
- 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
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £95,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £95,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Jun 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 25 Aug 2025 - 25 Aug 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
- LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commissioning.support@leics.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE3 8RA
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Blaby
- Electoral Ward
- Glenfield Faire
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048419-2025
13th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044559-2025
31st July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044445-2025
30th July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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