--- title: "CA18533 - WFCG Student Transport Tender" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4280a2a9-ae27-409a-9e40-44a36c6d0a89" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4280a2a9-ae27-409a-9e40-44a36c6d0a89" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4280a2a9-ae27-409a-9e40-44a36c6d0a89.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4280a2a9-ae27-409a-9e40-44a36c6d0a89.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "The Windsor Forest Colleges Group" published: "2026-10-08" --- # CA18533 - WFCG Student Transport Tender Buyer: The Windsor Forest Colleges Group Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4280a2a9-ae27-409a-9e40-44a36c6d0a89 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4280a2a9-ae27-409a-9e40-44a36c6d0a89) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4280a2a9-ae27-409a-9e40-44a36c6d0a89.json) ## Summary The Windsor Forest Colleges Group is seeking suppliers to provide student transport services. The requirement is divided into five lots, giving transport operators the opportunity to compete for the relevant part or parts of the service. The buying organisation is based at Langley Campus in Slough. Delivery is described as covering the United Kingdom and a range of wider locations, including Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and British Overseas Territories, as well as the rest of the world. This is a service contract for businesses with the ability to plan and deliver transport for students across the required locations. The available scope is identified at lot level as Lot 1 through Lot 5. The buyer invited offers through an open procedure. The estimated contract value is £600,000. The contract period is set to run from 2 August 2027 to 1 August 2030. The submission deadline set by the buyer was 9 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The procurement is divided into five lots, and suppliers may wish to assess which lot or lots match their operating coverage and capacity. The published information does not set out separate lot values, detailed service specifications, eligibility tests or evaluation weightings, so the headline total should not be treated as the value of any one lot. Small and medium-sized enterprises are identified as suitable suppliers. No enquiry deadline is provided in the tender data. This opportunity is relevant to student transport operators able to provide services across the locations required by the lots. Suppliers with established transport operations, the capacity to serve educational users and the resources to sustain delivery over a multi-year contract are likely to be better placed to compete. The five-lot structure may allow a business to focus on the parts of the requirement that fit its geographic reach and operating scale, rather than assume that all locations must be covered as one service. Small and medium-sized businesses are expressly considered suitable, making the opportunity potentially relevant beyond the largest operators. No particular vehicle specification, driver accreditation, licence, safeguarding qualification or prior-experience threshold is stated in the information available here, so suppliers should judge their fit against the detailed requirements for the lots they intend to pursue. ## Notice Windsor Forest Colleges Group Student Transport Tender Includes Lots: Lot 1: Lot 1 Lot 2: Lot 2 Lot 3: Lot 3 Lot 4: Lot 4 Lot 5: Lot 5 To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA18533. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA18533 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f4b32c4-f148-410f-81f6-dd17082b7862 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 9 Nov 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Aug 2027 - 1 Aug 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £600,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | The Windsor Forest Colleges Group | | Locality | SLOUGH | | Postcode area | Slough | | Postcode | SL3 8BY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ15 Berkshire East | | Local authority | Slough | | Electoral ward | Langley St Mary's | | Westminster constituency | Slough | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 8 Oct 2026 at 14:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f4b32c4-f148-410f-81f6-dd17082b7862 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f4b32c4-f148-410f-81f6-dd17082b7862 8th October 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://suppliers.multiquote.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4280a2a9-ae27-409a-9e40-44a36c6d0a89. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4280a2a9-ae27-409a-9e40-44a36c6d0a89.json.