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Published 21 May 2026, 10:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Chorus Education School Bus Contract

Official notice

Authority: CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF1)
Published estimate£285,000≈ £95k / year · £342,000 inc. VAT5.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Jun 2026awarded 25 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to ANDREW'S OF TIDESWELL LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

1.4 Chorus Education Trust is looking to appoint an out of catchment home to school transport service

CPV: Non-scheduled passenger transport

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£285,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £285,000 exc. VAT · £342,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East Midlands
60140000 Non-scheduled passenger transport

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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: Price for the 3 years of the contract
  • Quality: Using the Appendix B form, we will evaluate the answers provided to determine the quality.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 May 2026, 10:29 BST
Last source update
25 Jun 2026, 22:22 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 13 Jul 2026
Authority reference
CETSBC210526
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046851
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Non-scheduled passenger transport
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069e99 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
22 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The tender has been published on the In-tend Education portal

The link to the supplier portal is in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx… ↗

Timeline

21 May 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published153 days ago
    21 May 2026, 10:29 BST
  2. Clarification questions by139 days ago
    4 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline121 days ago
    22 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent119 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published118 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 22:22 BST
  6. Standstill ends107 days ago
    6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Award decision expected by100 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts51 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    21 May 2026, 10:29 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    25 Jun 2026, 22:22 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    25 Jun 2026, 22:22 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ANDREW'S OF TIDESWELL LIMITEDSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029£300,00025 Jun 2026standstill to 6 Jul 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 08289609 Unit 4, Acres Hill Business Park, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S9 4LRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThe tender has been published on the In-tend Education portal The link to the supplier portal is https://in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender