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Published 19 May 2023, 15:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ceredigion - Learner Transport Taxis September 2023

Official notice

Authority: Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT37.7% below final estimate
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2023awarded 17 Aug 2023
Awarded to Evans Coaches Tregaron Ltd +3 more

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The current provision for the learner taxi routes contracts will expire on the 31 August 2023.

The new contracts are to commence on 1 September 2023; with option of terms until 31 August 2025 with a possible extension period of up to 2 years; or until 31 August 2028 with a possible extension period of up to 2 years.

UO06 and UO07 routes are for 1 year contracts only, end date 31/08/2024.

CPV: Public road transport services · Public-service buses · Road transport services · Taxi services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
Delivery: Wales · Ceredigion, Mid Wales
Extensions: See tender documents · 2 year contract with an optional extension of 2 years 1 year contract only ending 31/08/2024Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • 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
19 May 2023, 15:12 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2025, 10:44 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
itt_102866
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065492
Classification (CPV)
Public road transport servicesPublic-service busesRoad transport servicesTaxi servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cdf9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Please note this notice covers multiple contracts for the different taxi routes awarded, some contracts have differing duration periods: UO06 - Home James - 1 year with up to 1 year extension UO07 - Home James - 1 year with up to 1 year extension FUO06 - Home James - 2 year with up to 2 year extension BSC2 - Lewis Taxis - 2 year with up to 2 year extension SP32 - Fastline Cabs - 2 year with up to 2 year extension SS01 - Fastline Cabs - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YT01 - Evans Coaches - 2 year with up to 2 year extension CC06 - Home James - 2 year with up to 2 year extension CC08 - Home James - 2 year with up to 2 year extension RHW1 - Evans Coaches - 2 year with up to 2 year extension UA01 - Lewis Taxis - 2 year with up to 2 year extension UA04 - Lewis Taxis - 2 year with up to 2 year extension UO08 - Lewis Taxis - 2 year with up to 2 year extension UP08 - Lewis Taxis - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YD17 - Home James - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YL13 - Thomas Tyres - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YP36 - Lewis Taxis - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YL14 - Fastline Cabs - 2 year with up to 2 year extension YP37 - Lewis Taxis - 2 year with up to 2 year extension (WA Ref:150470)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jun 2023 → 15 Oct 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published372 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 10:44 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Oct 2025, 10:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,246,1511 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1212 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Evans Coaches Tregaron LtdSME, Fastline CabsSME, LEWIS TAXIS CYFSME, home james taxisSMEjoint award£1,246,151 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad12——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Canolfan Rheidol, Rhoddfa Padarn, Aberystwyth, Wales, SY23 3UEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.