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title: "Rutland County Council Tender for Home to School Transport Routes"
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# Rutland County Council Tender for Home to School Transport Routes

Buyer: WELLAND PROCUREMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-216aa657-da0f-4338-93b6-80ed597c5023

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## Summary

The Rutland County Council is seeking contractors through an open tender process for Home to School Transport Routes in the East Midlands, UK. The procurement falls under the 'Transport services (excl. Waste transport)' category and has a total value of £1,122,500. The tender period concluded on 28th May 2019, with contracts set to commence on the earliest date of 29th August 2019 and running until 30th August 2024. The tender includes several Lots, such as education bus services and specialist taxi/minibus services, allowing bidders to submit proposals for multiple routes.

This tender presents significant opportunities for SMEs in the transport sector, especially those specialising in educational transport solutions. Companies with capabilities in providing bus services, taxis, or minibuses for school children would be particularly well-suited to compete. The flexible bidding structure encourages participation from a range of businesses, enabling them to expand their services and secure long-term contracts in the burgeoning educational transport market.

## Notice

This procurement is designed to find suitable contractors to provide Home to School or College transport for students based in Rutland on a number of routes as defined in the Schedules (Document Two D). The routes are assigned to a number of Lots in the tender as follows: Lot 1: Education bus services Lot 2: Specialist taxi/minibus services Lot 3: Pence per mile Bidders may bid for as many or as few routes as they wish and need not bid for all routes within a Lot. The details of new contract start dates are shown against each route on offer in the Schedule of Routes (Part Two D). The earliest start date is 29th August 2019.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/41deb8ed-1647-4d5d-9951-3a7b230eb280 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jul 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 28 May 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jul 2019 |
| Contract period | 28 Aug 2019 - 30 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,122,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,122,500 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WELLAND PROCUREMENT |
| Locality | MELTON MOWBRAY |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE13 1GH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Melton |
| Electoral ward | Melton Warwick |
| Westminster constituency | Melton and Syston |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 10 |
| Supplier names | A & S COACHES; ACE CABS STAMFORD; BERRIDGE TAXIS; CORBY STAR CARS; LAWSON'S OF CORBY; MARK BLAND TRAVEL; NESBIT BROS; PETERBOROUGH ACE CARS; STAMFORD TAXIS LIMITED T/A STARLINE TAXIS; TOPPS EXPRESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 29 Jul 2019 at 10:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/41deb8ed-1647-4d5d-9951-3a7b230eb280
- 29 Apr 2019 at 13:20 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cea84f9b-cbe8-42a3-a956-cba4b8324e99
- 29 Apr 2019 at 08:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f00d54ce-61c7-45df-a364-af79256319fb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/41deb8ed-1647-4d5d-9951-3a7b230eb280
  29th July 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cea84f9b-cbe8-42a3-a956-cba4b8324e99
  29th April 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f00d54ce-61c7-45df-a364-af79256319fb
  29th April 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.melton.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/selling_to_the_council.aspx

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