Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Home to School Transport Lots 1-7
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionContract details notice for the Framework Agreement for the Provision of Home to School Transport Lots 1-7
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 70 suppliers · 4 bids on the busiest of 7 lots (0.1 per place) · 4 appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 2 Jun 2025
Published description of the framework
Prices under the framework will be determined via further competition. Call-off contracts will be awarded by 100% price
- Framework Agreement for the Provision of Home to School Transport Lots 1-7 · City & County of Swansea · 20 Oct 2025
Notices that name this framework as their framework in the official record. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 7 lots carries the same published figure, £285,714: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Vehicle up to 70 seats (+)AwardedRenewalceiling above
Swansea Council intend to develop a Framework Agreement of providers in order to carry out Home to School Transport for pupils to Primary and Secondary schools within the City & County of Swansea Boundary which is integral to the enabling pupils to access education safely and on time and allows development of social skills and independence. This Lot requires operator ability to provide a vehicle up to 70 seats (+)
- Economic & financial standing
Must adhere to all appropriate vehicle/licensing legislation
Lot #2Vehicle up to 60 seatsAwardedRenewalceiling above
Swansea Council intend to develop a Framework Agreement of providers in order to carry out Home to School Transport for pupils to Primary and Secondary schools within the City & County of Swansea Boundary which is integral to the enabling pupils to access education safely and on time and allows development of social skills and independence. This Lot requires operator ability to provide a vehicle up to 60 seats
- Economic & financial standing
Must adhere to all appropriate vehicle/licensing legislation
Lot #3Vehicle up to 49 seatsAwardedRenewalceiling above
Swansea Council intend to develop a Framework Agreement of providers in order to carry out Home to School Transport for pupils to Primary and Secondary schools within the City & County of Swansea Boundary which is integral to the enabling pupils to access education safely and on time and allows development of social skills and independence. This Lot requires operator ability to provide a vehicle up to 49 seats
- Economic & financial standing
Must adhere to all appropriate vehicle/licensing legislation
Lot #4Vehicle up to 39 seatsAwardedRenewalceiling above
Swansea Council intend to develop a Framework Agreement of providers in order to carry out Home to School Transport for pupils to Primary and Secondary schools within the City & County of Swansea Boundary which is integral to the enabling pupils to access education safely and on time and allows development of social skills and independence. This Lot requires operator ability to provide a vehicle up to 39 seats
- Economic & financial standing
Must adhere to all appropriate vehicle/licensing legislation
Lot #5Vehicle up to 29 seatsAwardedRenewalceiling above
Swansea Council intend to develop a Framework Agreement of providers in order to carry out Home to School Transport for pupils to Primary and Secondary schools within the City & County of Swansea Boundary which is integral to the enabling pupils to access education safely and on time and allows development of social skills and independence. This Lot requires operator ability to provide a vehicle up to 29 seats
- Economic & financial standing
Must adhere to all appropriate vehicle/licensing legislation
Lot #6Vehicle up to 16 seatsAwardedRenewalceiling above
Swansea Council intend to develop a Framework Agreement of providers in order to carry out Home to School Transport for pupils to Primary and Secondary schools within the City & County of Swansea Boundary which is integral to the enabling pupils to access education safely and on time and allows development of social skills and independence. This Lot requires operator ability to provide a vehicle up to 16 seats
- Economic & financial standing
Must adhere to all appropriate vehicle/licensing legislation
Lot #7Vehicle up to 8 seatsAwardedRenewalceiling above
Swansea Council intend to develop a Framework Agreement of providers in order to carry out Home to School Transport for pupils to Primary and Secondary schools within the City & County of Swansea Boundary which is integral to the enabling pupils to access education safely and on time and allows development of social skills and independence. This Lot requires operator ability to provide a vehicle up to 8 seats
- Economic & financial standing
Must adhere to all appropriate vehicle/licensing legislation
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Ability to provide vehicle: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Ability to provide vehicle : Operator ability to provide vehicle will be evaluated
- Economic & financial standing
Must adhere to all appropriate vehicle/licensing legislation
- “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Home to School Transport Lots…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 70 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2025
- First published
- 27 Feb 2025, 12:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2025, 15:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2025
- Authority reference
CCS/24/377- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007380- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e852Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
See tender documents
- Risks
See tender documents
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Timeline
27 Feb 2025 → 15 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published27 Feb 2025, 12:04 GMT
- Clarification questions by21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by1 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent13 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts2 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published395 days ago15 Sept 2025, 15:11 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2025- Tender notice published27 Feb 2025, 12:04 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Apr 2025, 14:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Apr 2025, 14:49 BST
- Contract signature expected2 May 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Sept 2025, 15:11 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£1,787,833 inc. VAT is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 6 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 6 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Vehicle up to 70 seats (+)1 award | |||
| 1ST CHOICE TRANSPORT LTDSME, DAVIES COACHES LTDSME, HATS Group Ltd, TELEXI RIDES LTDSME3 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2029Extensions: Up to 24 months in 12 month increments | ceiling above | 11 Apr 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Vehicle up to 60 seats1 award | |||
| 1ST CHOICE TRANSPORT LTDSME, DAVIES COACHES LTDSME, TELEXI RIDES LTDSME3 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2029Extensions: 24 months in 12 month increments | £1,787,831 inc. VAT | 11 Apr 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Vehicle up to 49 seats1 award | |||
| 1ST CHOICE TRANSPORT LTDSME, DAVIES COACHES LTDSME, TELEXI RIDES LTDSME3 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2029Extensions: 24 months in increments of 12 months | ceiling above | 11 Apr 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Vehicle up to 39 seats1 award | |||
| 1ST CHOICE TRANSPORT LTDSME, DAVIES COACHES LTDSME, TELEXI RIDES LTDSME3 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2029Extensions: 24 months in 12 month increments | ceiling above | 11 Apr 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Vehicle up to 29 seats1 award | |||
| 1ST CHOICE TRANSPORT LTDSME, DAVIES COACHES LTDSME, HATS Group Ltd, TELEXI RIDES LTDSME3 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2029Extensions: 24 months in 12 month increments | ceiling above | 11 Apr 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 6 · Vehicle up to 16 seats1 award | |||
| 1ST CHOICE TRANSPORT LTDSME, DAVIES COACHES LTDSME, HATS Group Ltd, TELEXI RIDES LTDSME3 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2029Extensions: 24 months up to 12 month increments | ceiling above | 11 Apr 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 7 · Vehicle up to 8 seats1 award | |||
| 1ST CHOICE TRANSPORT LTDSME, HATS Group Ltd, TELEXI RIDES LTDSME3 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2029Extensions: 24 months in 12 month increments | ceiling above | 11 Apr 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
All 7 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,428,571, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 · 1ST CHOICE TRANSPORT LTDSME, DAVIES COACHES LTDSME, HATS Group Ltd, TELEXI RIDES LTDSME
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 24 Apr 2025 – 23 Apr 2027 · up to 23 Apr 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Natural extension option
Lot 2 · 1ST CHOICE TRANSPORT LTDSME, DAVIES COACHES LTDSME, TELEXI RIDES LTDSME
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 24 Apr 2025 – 23 Apr 2027 · up to 23 Apr 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Natural extension option
Lot 3 · 1ST CHOICE TRANSPORT LTDSME, DAVIES COACHES LTDSME, TELEXI RIDES LTDSME
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 24 Apr 2025 – 23 Apr 2027 · up to 23 Apr 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Natural extension option
Lot 4 · 1ST CHOICE TRANSPORT LTDSME, DAVIES COACHES LTDSME, TELEXI RIDES LTDSME
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 24 Apr 2025 – 23 Apr 2027 · up to 23 Apr 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Natural Extension option
Lot 6 · 1ST CHOICE TRANSPORT LTDSME, DAVIES COACHES LTDSME, HATS Group Ltd, TELEXI RIDES LTDSME
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 24 Apr 2025 – 23 Apr 2027 · up to 23 Apr 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Natural option
Lot 7 · 1ST CHOICE TRANSPORT LTDSME, HATS Group Ltd, TELEXI RIDES LTDSME
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 24 Apr 2025 – 23 Apr 2027 · up to 23 Apr 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Natural option
Lot 5 · 1ST CHOICE TRANSPORT LTDSME, DAVIES COACHES LTDSME, HATS Group Ltd, TELEXI RIDES LTDSME
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 24 Apr 2025 – 23 Apr 2027 · up to 23 Apr 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Natural extension option
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Vehicle up to 70 seats (+) | 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Vehicle up to 60 seats | 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Vehicle up to 49 seats | 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Vehicle up to 39 seats | 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 5 · Vehicle up to 29 seats | 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 6 · Vehicle up to 16 seats | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 7 · Vehicle up to 8 seats | 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- 1st Choice Transport LtdFramework contractor
- DAVIES COACHES LTDFramework contractor
- HATS Group LtdFramework contractor
- TELEXI RIDES LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (17)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ Additional information can be obtained from the above mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:…
- Bidding documents and specifications The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ Additional information can be obtained from the above mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically
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