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Cowley International College - Home to School Transport

Department for Education · Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 03:57.

Opportunity overview

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

Classification

  • CPV60100000 — Road transport services

Lots

  • Lot 1£165k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
005059
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
6 Oct 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
22 Sept 2025, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
12 Sept 2025, 11:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
165,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
198,000

Renewal

Description
1 year + 1 year

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
35
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
65
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2028, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
technical
Description
Must hold appropriate PSV Licenses.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
60100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Road transport services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
050922-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
22 Aug 2025, 14:33
Entry 3
Id
068637-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Published
27 Oct 2025, 15:20

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
030896-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK3
Description
Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
9 Jun 2025, 12:00
Entry 2
Id
034263-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
23 Jun 2025, 09:45

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Jun 2025, 23:59
Description
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.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD
Name
Department for Education

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P3BT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PDZG-3487-DPVD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Cowley International College - Home to School Transport
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PJYD-1385-RVTM
Name
Cowley International College
Role Details
Contracting Authority

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKD71
Country
GB
Locality
St Helens
Postal Code
WA10 6PN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hard Lane

Details

Identifier

Id
PJYD-1385-RVTM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Kerry Callaghan
Telephone
01744 678 030

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Status Details
We received no compliant bids for this tender.
Final Status Date
27 Oct 2025, 00:00

Related lots

1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P3BT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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