Official UK procurement notice
Cowley International College - Home to School Transport
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)·On behalf of: Cowley International College
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: UK
Final published estimate£165,000initial estimate £255,000 · 3 value updates
Submissions closed 22 Sept 2025
Next notice expected 1 Jul 2025
Contract term 1 yrup to 3 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe procurement is to provide the college with a home to school transport service.
CPV: Road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£165,000
- Value
- £165,000 exc. VAT · £198,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- 1 year + 1 year
60100000 Road transport services
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price — 65%
- Quality — 35%
Conditions of participation1
- Technical & professional abilityMust hold appropriate PSV Licenses.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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 Oct 2025, 15:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2025, 15:20 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
005059- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05452cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Sept 2025, 11:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Market engagement30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
We will be holding a teams event for all interested suppliers which wil be held at 10:00 on 30/06/2025. The teams event will include the business manager from Cowley International College and Richard Huntrods from the Department for Educations Get Help Buying for Schools Team. The purpose of the more…
call will be to provide detail of the opportunity to suppliers and it will also give them chance to ask questions which may be relevant to the procurement. For clarity, DFE's get help buying for schools team wil lbe running the procurement exercise however the contracting authority is Cowley International College. - Next notice expected1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published398 days ago22 Aug 2025, 14:33 BST
- Clarification questions by378 days ago12 Sept 2025, 11:59 BST
- Submission deadline368 days ago22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by353 days ago6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published332 days ago27 Oct 2025, 15:20 GMT
- Contract starts328 days ago1 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 27 Oct 2025 | CancelledWe received no compliant bids for this tender. |
Notice history
16 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2025- Procurement termination notice published27 Oct 2025, 15:20 GMTUK12
- Published value updated27 Oct 2025, 15:20 GMTwas £165,000
- Status changed to complete27 Oct 2025, 15:20 GMT
- Procurement method changed27 Oct 2025, 15:20 GMT
- Deadline withdrawn27 Oct 2025, 15:20 GMT
- Buyer details updated27 Oct 2025, 15:20 GMT
- Tender notice published22 Aug 2025, 14:33 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £165,00022 Aug 2025, 14:33 BSTwas £250,000
- Status changed to active22 Aug 2025, 14:33 BST
- Procurement method changed22 Aug 2025, 14:33 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST22 Aug 2025, 14:33 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jun 2025, 09:45 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £250,00023 Jun 2025, 09:45 BSTwas £255,000
- Procurement method changed23 Jun 2025, 09:45 BST
- Deadline withdrawn23 Jun 2025, 09:45 BST
- Planned procurement notice published9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BSTUK3
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 9 Jun 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Cowley International CollegeProcuring entityContracting Authority
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender