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Published 11 Jul 2025, 14:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Final Award Home to School Transport Additional Routes September 2025 Mixed Vehicles for Bridgend County Borough Council.

Official notice

Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: UKWales (UKL17)
Published estimate£860,700≈ £449k / year · £860,700 inc. VAT16.9% below final estimate
Submissions closed 7 Aug 2025awarded 15 Aug 2025
Awarded to DRIVEN PERSONAL HIRE LTD +4 more
Contract term 1 yr 11 moends 23 Jul 2027 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Home to School Transport Services for Bridgend County Borough Council for September 2025 covering additional Routes - Minibuses and Taxis.

CPV: Hire of passenger cars with driver

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 11 moSMEVCSEPublished value£860,700
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 23 Jul 2027 (1 yr 11 mo)Value: £860,700 exc. VAT · £860,700 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
60171000 Hire of passenger cars with driver
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

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
  • Price: lowest daily price per route
  • Quality: Responses to method statement questions
Conditions of participation2

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jul 2025, 14:44 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2025, 14:01 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 Aug 2025
Authority reference
B966
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039337
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Hire of passenger cars with driver
Delivery area
UKWales (UKL17)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055dc9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: JAGGAER / BravoSolution · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
7 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

all tender documents are available on the tendering portal etenderwalesbravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

11 Jul 2025 → 11 Sept 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 14:44 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    30 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    7 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent
    15 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Standstill ends
    28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published
    11 Sept 2025, 14:01 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 14:44 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 09:21 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    18 Aug 2025, 09:21 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    11 Sept 2025, 14:01 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £715,5401 award exc. VAT
Bids received 109 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DRIVEN PERSONAL HIRE LTDSME, G & S TRAVEL LIMITEDSME, James TaxisSME, PEYTON TRAVEL LIMITEDSME, VILLAGE BUS & TAXI LIMITEDSMEjoint award Home to School Transport Additional Routes September 2025 Mixed Vehicles for Bridgend County Borough Council.1 Sept 2025 – 23 Jul 2027£715,54015 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10final-stage tenders90—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bridgend County Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PPQG-8216-YQLW Bridgend County Borough Council, Bridgend, Wales, CF31 4WBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice
  • Driven Personnel Hire LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMBR-9236-CPHD 2 The Precinct, Porthcawl, Wales, CF36 3RFContact email
  • G+STravel LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDGP-1656-HPWH Unit 13 & 14, Penllwyngwent Industrial Estate, Ogmore Vale, Wales, CF32 7AXContact email
  • James TaxisAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQTG-7819-JGNV 240 New Road, Porthcawl, Wales, CF36 5BAContact email
  • Peyton Travel LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJPP-9352-RBPW Main Avenue, Brackla Ind Estate, Bridgend, Wales, CF31 2AGContact email
  • Village Bus and Taxi LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPGD-6717-QGGQ 71 Bridgend Road, Bridgend, Wales, CF32 9AYContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender