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title: "Provision of Transport for Harper and Keele Veterinary School 2022/23 to 2024/2025 Academic Years"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-034b2e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "KEELE UNIVERSITY SCIENCE AND BUSINESS PARK"
published: "2022-10-25"
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# Provision of Transport for Harper and Keele Veterinary School 2022/23 to 2024/2025 Academic Years

Buyer: KEELE UNIVERSITY SCIENCE AND BUSINESS PARK  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034b2e

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## Summary

The Keele University Science And Business Park has awarded a contract for the provision of transport services for the Harper and Keele Veterinary School for the academic years 2022/23 to 2024/25. The contract covers the transport of Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3 students between the two campuses, starting on 3rd October 2022 and ending on 23rd May 2025. Holmeswood Coaches Ltd T/A Bostock's Coaches is the awarded supplier for this contract.

This tender presents an opportunity for transport service providers to participate in the open procurement process for the provision of transport services between two university campuses. Businesses specializing in the hire of buses, coaches, and passenger transport vehicles with drivers can compete in this tender procedure, focusing on quality criteria such as approach and methodology, management structure, and price competitiveness for maximising opportunities for selection.

## Notice

The main reason not to sub-divide this into lots, given the need for one Service Provider to coordinate the delivery of all of the services required. The transport of Year 1 Students, Year 2 Students and Year 3 Students for the Academic Years 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 for Harper and Keele Vet School students to attend joint lectures and other joint teaching across the two sites. The contract will commence Academic Year 2022/2023 starting on 3rd October 2022 and ending Academic Year 2024/2025 ending 23rd May 2025 for transport requirements.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The transport of Year 1 Students, Year 2 Students and Year 3 Students for the Academic Years 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 for Harper and Keele Vet School students to attend joint lectures and other joint teaching across the two sites. The contract will commence Academic Year 2022/2023 starting on 3rd October 2022 and ending Academic Year 2024/2025 ending 23rd May 2025 for transport requirements.

Renewal: Dependent on the performance of a 3 -year contract, renewal for a further 3-year contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030066-2022 |
| 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 | 25 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | 2 Oct 2022 - 23 May 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £395,000 |
| Lots value | £395,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £399,840 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KEELE UNIVERSITY SCIENCE AND BUSINESS PARK |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST5 5NH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Electoral ward | Keele |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England), TLG24 Staffordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HOLMESWOOD COACHES LTD T/A BOSTOCK'S COACHES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

## Release History

- 25 Oct 2022 at 14:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030066-2022
- 27 Jun 2022 at 15:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017544-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost/universityofkeele/aspx/Home
- https://www.holmeswoodcoaches.com
- https://www.justice.gov.uk
- https://www.keele.ac.uk
- https://www.keele.ac.uk/

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