Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of home to college public transport passes to college students
Notice Description
St Helens College and Knowsley College provide transport passes to students to allow them to commute to/from College and any work placement activities. Final value of the Contract is dependent on college student numbers.
Procurement Information
The Contract is awarded in alignment with the provisions of the Procurement Act Schedule 2 Part 1 Section 3 Horizontal arrangements to ensure the aim of achieving objectives the authorities have in common in connection with the exercise of their public functions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065e24
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029264-2026
- 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
60200000 - Railway transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,540,506 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,540,506 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 20 Jul 2027 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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/029264-2026
30th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022158-2026
12th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017839-2026
27th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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