Official UK procurement notice
DN Colleges Group - Provision of Student Transport Services
Authority: DN Colleges Group (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Lindsey College, of Kingsway, Scunthorpe, DN17 1AJ requires the provision of reliable, safe, and compliant student transport services for designated Route 642.
The Service Provider shall deliver a fully managed transport service, including vehicles, drivers, operational management, and all supporting systems required to meet the needs of the College and its learners.
The appointed Service Provider will be considered the approved supplier of Student Transport services route 642.
CPV: Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- 8 May 2026, 18:45 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 09:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
CA17773- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042761- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06952cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
8 May 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published167 days ago8 May 2026, 18:45 BST
- Clarification questions by147 days ago29 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline137 days ago8 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent94 days ago21 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published77 days ago7 Aug 2026, 09:03 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2026- Tender notice published8 May 2026, 18:45 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Jul 2026, 11:21 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2026, 11:21 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Aug 2026, 09:03 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnshire Road Car Company Limited1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months) | £343,302 | 20 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
DN Colleges Group - Provision of Student Transport Services · Lincolnshire Road Car Company Limited
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2026
- Value
- £343,302
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)
No agreed KPIs: noAgreedMetricsRationale
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Roadcar, Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes, Stagecoach in Hull,Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender