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title: "St Helens Borough Council Home to School Transport Services"
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# St Helens Borough Council Home to School Transport Services

Buyer: ST.HELENS COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e936

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## Summary

St Helens Borough Council is currently in the active stage of a tender process titled "St Helens Borough Council Home to School Transport Services." This procurement relates to the transport services sector, specifically focusing on providing transport for students from home to school and other locations within the Borough. The tender is open to suitably experienced transport operators, and all bids must be submitted electronically by 5th November 2021. The awarded contract will be for a duration of 36 months and is located in St Helens, UK. Interested applicants must possess a St Helens Council contract driver badge issued by the Licensing department.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for transport service providers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in school or student transportation. Companies wishing to participate must be locally based and able to meet specific licensing requirements, including holding valid certifications and providing regular performance reports. This tender could enhance business growth for qualified transport operators looking to establish a steady client base with long-term contracts in public sector transportation services.

## Notice

St Helens Council are inviting suitably experienced transport operators to tender for journey routes to convey clientele from home to school and various centres/ locations inside and outside the Borough using hired transport. All Applicants who wish to apply for consideration and inclusion for this contact must hold a St Helens Council contract driver badge issued by the Licensing department.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

St Helens Council are inviting suitably experienced transport operators to tender for journey routes to convey clientele from home to school and various centres/ locations inside and outside the Borough using hired transport. All Applicants who wish to apply for consideration and inclusion for this contact must hold a St Helens Council contract driver badge issued by the Licensing department. A copy of the Licensing Guidance has been included with this tender pack. Only drivers who have a contract driver badge issued by St.Helens Council Licensing Department may be used on this contract. It is the contractor's responsibility to ensure all drivers have undertaken the checks and have a valid photo identification driver card during the contract period. All companies whose fleet contains vehicles over eight seats must provide their OCRS score at the time of application. Operators will be expected to provide a monthly report, detailing the current OCRS score by the third Friday of each month. If at any point your score changes it is the responsibility of the operator to inform the Council immediately about any infringements. The Council will perform spot checks on providers; failing to inform the council about any changes may result in the operator being removed from the approved list. OCRS monthly reports and Operator licenses should be e-mailed to schooltransport@sthelens.gov.uk All Drivers will also be expected to hold a valid Certificate of Driver Competency. This must be confirmed by the Operator All bidders will be required to complete Section One and Two of the Vendor Profile on the Chest Portal

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000616-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,085,507 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ST.HELENS COUNCIL |
| Locality | ST HELENS |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA10 1HP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | St. Helens |
| Electoral ward | St Helens Town Centre |
| Westminster constituency | St Helens South and Whiston |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 16 |
| Supplier names | AL TAXIS; ASHTONS MINI TRAVEL; AUTO TRAVEL; BRADY'S MINI BUS TRAVEL; BRITANNIA RADIO CARS; C & C TRAVEL; C J'S TRAVEL; CRITCHLEYS CONTRACTS; DIAMOND TRAVEL; KNOWSLEY TRAVEL; LM TRAVEL; MERSEYBUS; RADCLIFFE TAXIS; ROCKET MINI COACHES; S.C.T./S.H.I.F.T; TRAVEL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 10 Jan 2022 at 12:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000616-2022
- 7 Oct 2021 at 11:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025032-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sthelens.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/

## Provenance

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