Official UK procurement notice
Ceredigion - Learner Transport September 2023
Authority: Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of the learner bus routes which contracts will expire on 31 August 2023.
Contracts to commence on 1 September 2023 with option of terms until 31 August 2025 with a possible extension period of 2 years or until 31 August 2028 with a possible of extension period of 2 years.
CPV: Public road transport services · Public-service buses · Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Ceredigion County Council were tendering the Provision of the learner bus routes as…AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,000,000
Ceredigion County Council were tendering the Provision of the learner bus routes as the original contracts expired on 31 August 2023.
The routes that were tendered are:
YC06am
YP03
YA06
YC05 Learner Bus
YP04
YP11 Learner Bus
YP12 Learner Bus
YA04
YP24
YP25
YP26
YP35
YA01
CLE2
CLE1
YC05
YC07
YC09
YD02
YD03
YD04
YD07
YD08
YD09
YD10
YD12
YD13
YD14
YD15
YL02
YL12
YO01
YP29/YT03
YT02a
YT06
YT07
YTLJ3
YL03
YA03
YA07
YA08
YTLJ2
YA05
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Apr 2023, 08:46 BST
- Last source update
- 7 May 2025, 15:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
itt_102455- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019430- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c492Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Please note suppliers were awarded various routes under this tender and consequently, not all contracts were signed on the same day. The contracts commenced on 01/09/2023 unless stated otherwise. The contract periods are as follows: YC06am Cerbydau Cenarth – 1 year with up to 1 year extension YP03 Lloyds Coaches – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YA06 Evans Coaches – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YC05 Cerbydau Cenarth – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YP04 Lloyds Coaches – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YP11 Lloyds Coaches – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YP12 Lloyds Coaches – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YA04 Lewis Taxis - 1 year YP24 Mid Wales Travel - 1 year YP25 R J Jones - 1 year YP26 Mid Wales Travel - 1 year YP35 Mid Wales Travel - 1 year YA01 Mid Wales Travel - 1 year CLE2 G & M Coaches - 2 year with up to 2 year extension CLE1 Vincent Davies - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YC05 Cerbydau Cenarth - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YC07 Cerbydau Cenarth - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YC09 Cerbydau Cenarth - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YD02 Cerbydau Cenarth - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YD03 Cerbydau Cenarth - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YD04 Cerbydau Cenarth - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YD07 Cerbydau Cenarth - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YD08 Cerbydau Cenarth - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YD09 Cerbydau Cenarth - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YD10 Lewis Rhydlewis - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YD12 Cerbydau Cenarth - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YD13 Cerbydau Cenarth - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YD14 Lewis Rhydlewis - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YD15 Lewis Rhydlewis - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YL02 Vincent Davies - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YL12 Vincent Davies - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YO01 Richard Bros - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YP29/YT03 Evans Coaches – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YT02a Evans Coaches – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YT06 Evans Coaches – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YT07 Evans Coaches – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YTLJ3 Cerbydau Cenarth - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YL03 G&M Coaches – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YA03 Lewis Taxis – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YA07 P&S Travel – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YA08 P&S Travel – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YTLJ2 P&S – 2 year with up to 2 year extension YA05 Windy Corner – 2 year with up to 2 year extension (commencing after 5th November 2023) (WA Ref:150622)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
26 May 2023 → 7 May 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline26 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened26 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published7 May 2025, 15:03 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 May 2025, 15:03 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerbydau Cenarth CyfSME, DAVIES OF LAMPETER LTDSME, Evans Coaches Tregaron LtdSME, G&M CoachesSME, LEWIS TAXIS CYFSME, Lewis RhydlewisSME +2 morejoint award | £8,180,017 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019430-2025-1 · Cerbydau Cenarth CyfSME, DAVIES OF LAMPETER LTDSME, Evans Coaches Tregaron LtdSME, G&M CoachesSME, LEWIS TAXIS CYFSME, Lewis RhydlewisSME +2 more
- Signed
- 29 Aug 2023
- Value
- £8,180,017
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad | 11 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
8 commercial parties on the notice- Cerbydau Cenarth CyfAwarded supplier
- DAVIES OF LAMPETER LTDAwarded supplier
- Evans Coaches Tregaron LtdAwarded supplier
- G&M CoachesAwarded supplier
- Lewis RhydlewisAwarded supplier
- Lewis Taxis CyfAwarded supplier
- P & S TravelAwarded supplier
- Richards BrosAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.