---
title: "Home to School Minibus Hire 2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055683"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CITY OF YORK COUNCIL"
published: "2025-08-18"
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# Home to School Minibus Hire 2025

Buyer: CITY OF YORK COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055683

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the "Home to School Minibus Hire 2025" project, hosted by the City of York Council, is now in the award stage. This contract focuses on providing minibus hire services for Danesgate School, under the category of services, specifically relating to specialist vehicle hire with drivers. The procurement method employed is an open competition below the threshold. The City of York Council, located in York, intends to finalise the contract valued at £198,701.10 GBP gross with the supplier, DAWSONGROUP BUS AND COACH LIMITED, headquartered in Milton Keynes. The contract is scheduled to commence on 1st September 2025 and will conclude on 31st August 2027. Significant document publication dates include the contract award notice on 18th August 2025, and the major milestone is the future signature date scheduled for 28th August 2025.

This tender provides ample opportunities for businesses that specialise in transportation services, particularly those with expertise in passenger vehicle hire with drivers, to extend their market reach. Large-scale companies can substantially benefit, as evidenced by the involvement of DAWSONGROUP BUS AND COACH LIMITED, a large supplier. Additionally, businesses focusing on providing cost-effective and quality transportation solutions would find this tender well-aligned with their capabilities, given the award criteria prioritise price (60%), quality (30%), and social value (10%). SMEs may find it challenging yet rewarding to contend in similar future opportunities given the competitive landscape where one SME reached the final stage during this procurement bid's evaluation.

## Notice

Home to School Minibus Hire for Danesgate School 2025

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049575-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | £100,000 |
| Awards value | £165,584 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CITY OF YORK COUNCIL |
| Locality | YORK |
| Post town | York |
| Postcode | YO1 6GA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Micklegate |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DAWSONGROUP BUS AND COACH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 34114000 - Specialist vehicles
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2025 at 14:35 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049575-2025
- 1 Jul 2025 at 09:53 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036331-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049575-2025
  18th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036331-2025
  1st July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.dawsongroupbusandcoach.co.uk
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=YORTENDER
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=YORTENDERReference100012-HometoSchoolMinibusHire2025
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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