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title: "Home to School Transport 2025-26"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054607"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "CALDAY GRANGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL"
published: "2025-06-10"
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# Home to School Transport 2025-26

Buyer: CALDAY GRANGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054607

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## Summary

The public procurement process titled "Home to School Transport 2025-26" is initiated by Calday Grange Grammar School, a public authority operating under sub-central government. This tender involves the supply of school transport services for the 2025-26 academic year, covering student routes in the Chester, Ellesmere Port, and Wirral regions to schools located in postal areas CH48 8GG and CH48 5DP. This procurement is in its tender stage, with key deadlines including the submission of tenders by 20th June 2025. The procurement follows an open procedure, necessitated by urgency, with a contract period spanning from 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2026, excluding INSET days and bank holidays.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in passenger transport services and vehicle hire. Companies with a flexible fleet and strategic route planning capabilities can leverage this opportunity to expand their service offering in the education sector. SMEs are encouraged to participate, either quoting for individual routes or the entire service. Compliance with safety standards, including vehicle age restrictions and seatbelt requirements, is essential, providing an edge to providers with newer vehicles and stringent safety protocols. The focus areas for competition include pricing and quality specifications, such as the condition and features of vehicles, ensuring an enhanced level of service can be delivered.

## Notice

Supply of school transport services for the 2025-26 academic year to transport 368 students from the Chester/ Ellesmere Port, Wirral area to Calday Grange Grammar School (CH48 8GG) and West Kirby Grammar School (CH48 5DP). The service is required from 02/09/2025 until 17/07/2026 during term time only and will not be required on INSET days and bank holidays. The School collects payments for bus passes and pays for the service, therefore fares are not required to be collected. Bus routes are already established and the current timetable will be provided. Suppliers can put forward proposed routes, bus stops, number of vehicles. Consideration should be given to suitable vehicles for route conditions and access limitations (narrow lanes, bridges etc.). Suppliers can quote for a single service, multiple services or the whole service. Buses must be under 15 years old and be fitted with seatbelts.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031237-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - 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 | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Jun 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £478,800 |
| Lots value | £478,800 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CALDAY GRANGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL |
| Locality | WIRRAL |
| Post town | Chester |
| Postcode | CH48 8GG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD74 Wirral |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Electoral ward | West Kirby and Thurstaston |
| Westminster constituency | Wirral West |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England), TLL Wales |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 10 Jun 2025 at 11:54 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031237-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031237-2025
  10th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-2000
  Transport planning numbers, requirements and price matrix
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-2002
  Bus routes and timetable
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-2004
  Invitation To Tender document * Form of Tender * Certificate of Non-Collusion * Instructions to Tenderer's * School transport specification * Apprendix 1: School transport service conditions of contract

## Notice URLs

- http://www.calday.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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