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title: "Cowley International College - Home to School Transport"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05452c"
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# Cowley International College - Home to School Transport

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05452c

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## Summary

The Department for Education, in association with Cowley International College located in St Helens, planned a tender for the provision of a home to school transport service. The procurement process, categorised under "Road transport services" and governed by the legal basis UKPGA 2023/54, followed an open procedure method and extended to all regions within the United Kingdom. Initially planned in June 2025 and made active in August 2025, the tender saw its submission deadline end on 22nd September 2025. Unfortunately, the award decision due by 6th October 2025 culminated in a cancellation notice issued on 27th October 2025, as no compliant bids were received for this procurement opportunity.

This procurement opportunity aimed to provide substantial growth potential for businesses specialised in road transport services, particularly those capable of managing service contracts for educational institutions. It was especially suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) given its open procurement method. The tender intended to offer a potentially lucrative contract spanning an initial period of one year with possibilities for renewal, making it ideal for businesses with experience in public sector transport services and a commitment to delivering quality and timely transportation solutions for students.

## Notice

The procurement is to provide the college with a home to school transport service.

### Planning Information

We will be holding a teams event for all interested suppliers which wil be held at 10:00 on 30/06/2025. The teams event will include the business manager from Cowley International College and Richard Huntrods from the Department for Educations Get Help Buying for Schools Team. The purpose of the call will be to provide detail of the opportunity to suppliers and it will also give them chance to ask questions which may be relevant to the procurement. For clarity, DFE's get help buying for schools team wil lbe running the procurement exercise however the contracting authority is Cowley International College.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068637-2025 |
| Notice type | UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Future notice date | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £165,000 |
| Lots value | £165,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Additional buyers | COWLEY INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE; Missing |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | St. Helens |
| Electoral ward | Windle |
| Westminster constituency | St Helens North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60100000 - Road transport services

## Release History

- 27 Oct 2025 at 15:20 - TenderCancellation - UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068637-2025
- 22 Aug 2025 at 13:33 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050922-2025
- 23 Jun 2025 at 08:45 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034263-2025
- 9 Jun 2025 at 11:00 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030896-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068637-2025
  27th October 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050922-2025
  22nd August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034263-2025
  23rd June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030896-2025
  9th June 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
- https://www.cowley.st-helens.sch.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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