--- title: "Rutland County Council Tender for Home to School Transport Routes 2020" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-431ff0ef-713b-4d1b-a37d-b01e5c0e5e93" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-431ff0ef-713b-4d1b-a37d-b01e5c0e5e93" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-431ff0ef-713b-4d1b-a37d-b01e5c0e5e93.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-431ff0ef-713b-4d1b-a37d-b01e5c0e5e93.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "WELLAND PROCUREMENT" published: "2020-08-05" --- # Rutland County Council Tender for Home to School Transport Routes 2020 Buyer: WELLAND PROCUREMENT Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-431ff0ef-713b-4d1b-a37d-b01e5c0e5e93 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-431ff0ef-713b-4d1b-a37d-b01e5c0e5e93) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-431ff0ef-713b-4d1b-a37d-b01e5c0e5e93.json) ## Summary The procurement process is being led by Welland Procurement and concerns the "Rutland County Council Tender for Home to School Transport Routes 2020". This tender falls within the transport services industry and is located in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. The current stage of the procurement process is the "Award" stage, with the contract period commencing on 31st August 2020 and concluding on 31st August 2025. The value of the contract is approximately £2,527,917, and the tender period concluded on 28th May 2020. This opportunity presents significant business growth potential, particularly for contractors specialising in various transport services such as local bus services, education transport, and specialist transport solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly well-suited to participate, as they can bid for multiple lots and select specific routes to suit their operational capabilities. Companies providing services such as minibuses or taxis would also find this tender aligned with their business. The flexible bidding structure allows businesses to optimise their engagement based on resources and service scope. ## 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. The routes are assigned to a number of Lots in the tender as follows: Lot 1: Local Bus Services Lot 2: Education Bus services Lot 3: Specialist Transport services (minibus & Taxi) Lot 4: 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 31st August 2020. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1932aba1-2c14-4c29-a5b3-89a594533e84 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large, SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Aug 2020 | | Submission deadline | 27 May 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 20 Jul 2020 | | Contract period | 30 Aug 2020 - 31 Aug 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,527,917 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £2,080,743 | | 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 | 11 | | Supplier names | 1ST CALL COUNTY TAXIS; BERRIDGE TAXIS; CENTRAL COACHES; CENTREBUS; CORBY JET CARZ; CORBY STAR CARS; LAWSON'S OF CORBY; MARK BLAND TRAVEL; NORTON TAXI SERVICES LTD, T/A SWIFT FOX CABS; PETERBOROUGH ACE CARS; TOPPS EXPRESS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 5 Aug 2020 at 07:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1932aba1-2c14-4c29-a5b3-89a594533e84 - 24 Apr 2020 at 12:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10fd8964-0c91-42e5-9f76-dd9fd211fda4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1932aba1-2c14-4c29-a5b3-89a594533e84 4th August 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10fd8964-0c91-42e5-9f76-dd9fd211fda4 24th April 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.eastmidstenders.org Please only express your interest in the opportunity via the website link below. Once on the website, select Welland Procurement from the organisation list and select the project title. Expressing an interest will give you access to the tender documents. ## Notice URLs - http://www.melton.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/selling_to_the_council.aspx ## 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-b5fd17-431ff0ef-713b-4d1b-a37d-b01e5c0e5e93. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-431ff0ef-713b-4d1b-a37d-b01e5c0e5e93.json.