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Student Transport Services

Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Public road transport services
Scotland (UKM78)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 8 Sept 2026, 00:46 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
2lots
2 lots · 2 published items
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~39 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 39 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£190,000
Contract/award value: £190,000
3 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
12 bids
8 SME bids · 12 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 60)
Based on 14,540 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
40%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
8 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
39 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 60)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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ANGEL CARS (WOKING) LTD
185 contracts£79,033,813At ceiling / not disclosed
Sam's Cars Limited
184 contracts£122,662At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Framework procedure
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
ET16643 Passenger Transport DPS awards 01 April 2026 to 30 June 2026Hampshire County Council · 22 Jul 2026, 12:22 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
Invitation to Tender (ITT) For: Transport and confidential material movement services for British Council-BangladeshBRITISH COUNCIL(THE) · 13 Aug 2026, 06:46 BST
£1,000,000
same CPV family
Bus Services FrameworkTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus · 25 Aug 2026, 10:03 BST
£200,000,000
same CPV family
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) - Croydon Health ServicesCroydon Health Services NHS Trust · 29 Jul 2026, 13:29 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
Open Framework for the Provision of Passenger Transport Services, Preliminary Market Engagement.Herefordshire Council · 25 Aug 2026, 06:11 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: West Lothian College: "Student Transport Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityWest Lothian CollegeScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: West Lothian College
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for West Lothian College. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
11Bids / Report (median)
40% of reports have one bid · Mean: 11.2 bids
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
SALMONDS MINI COACH HIRE LTDTop vendor: 65.5% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 5 active published awards; 5 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 60):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
SALMONDS MINI COACH HIRE LTD2 wins£190,000—
Bzzzy bus1 win£50,000—
Prentice Westwood Ltd.1 win£50,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWest Lothian College
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published12 Jul 2021, 12:25 BST
Last source update12 Jul 2021, 12:25 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHire of buses and coaches with driver, Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver, Public road transport services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM78)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02a531
What is being bought
The Authority is seeking a Contractor(s) for the supply of Student Transport Services: Lot 1: Conveyance of Students and Lot 2: Ad hoc Coach Hire
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    12 Jul 2021, 12:25 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    12 Jul 2021, 12:25 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    12 Jul 2021, 12:25 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    12 Jul 2021, 12:25 BST
  5. Published value updated to £200,000
    12 Apr 2021, 15:35 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    12 Apr 2021, 15:35 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    12 Apr 2021, 15:35 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 12 May 2021, 12:00 BST
    12 Apr 2021, 15:35 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    12 Apr 2021, 15:35 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Coneyance of Students
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Conveyance of Students on daily route from home to College and return
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Ad hoc Coach Hire
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Ad hoc Coach Hire for Student Trips - various sized coaches required
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    12 Jul 2021, 12:25 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 21 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST · £140,000
  5. Contract active
    Signed 21 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST · £50,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
SALMONDS MINI COACH HIRE LTD
Not published · Not published · active
Bzzzy bus, Prentice Westwood Ltd., SALMONDS MINI COACH HIRE LTD
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Coneyance of Students
£140,000 · signed 21 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Ad hoc Coach Hire
£50,000 · signed 21 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 11 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 11 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 8 (lot 1)
bids: 12 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 12 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 2)
smeBids: 8 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

West Lothian College

Contracting authority GB-FTS-5706
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  • West Lothian College
    buyer

    Almondvale Crescent, Livingston, UKM, EH54 7EP
    [email protected]
    +44 01506418181

  • Bzzzy bus
    supplier

    125, Manse road, Forth, UKM78, Ml11 8an
    +44 1506269269

  • Prentice Westwood Ltd.
    supplier

    Westwood, West Calder, UKM78, EH55 8PW
    +44 1506871231

  • SALMONDS MINI COACH HIRE LTD
    supplier

    THE YARD, OLD LEVENSEAT, FAULDHOUSE, UKM78, EH47 9AD
    +44 1501770697

  • West Lothian Sheriff Court
    reviewBody

    West Lothian Civic Centre, Livingston, EH54 6FF
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