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title: "Invitation to Tender for the Provision of  Student Transport Services"
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# Invitation to Tender for the Provision of  Student Transport Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-student-transport-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0488ab). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Middlesbrough College: "Invitation to Tender for the Provision of  Student Transport Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: suppliers.multiquote.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Middlesbrough College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/middlesbrough-college-urn-130570)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 September 2024 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UKC1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £175,883 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-student-transport-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0488ab#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0488ab`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-student-transport-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0488ab#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [suppliers.multiquote.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsuppliers.multiquote.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-student-transport-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0488ab#participate

## Description
Transport for students of Middlesbrough College travelling from areas including Ingleby Barwick, Easington, Great Ayton and Saltburn.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - MC1, MC2, MC3 & MC4
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** MC1 – Ingleby Barwick to Middlesbrough College
MC2 – Easington via Brotton, Skelton, Guisborough, Ormesby to Middlesbrough College
MC3 – Great Ayton via Stokesley & Hutton Rudby
MC4 – Saltburn, Marske, New Marske, Redcar to Middlesbrough College

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - MC Mover
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Transport between the College and the town centre throughout the day.

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Lot 1 - MC1, MC2, MC3 & MC4 (active)
  - Award id: `030359-2024-CA14504-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Arriva Durham County Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176793`
  - Value: £87,525 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 - MC Mover (active)
  - Award id: `030359-2024-CA14504-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Compass Royston Travel Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-129325`
  - Value: £88,358 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Lot 1 - MC1, MC2, MC3 & MC4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £87,525
  - Signed Date: 22/09/2024

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - MC Mover (active)
  - Signed Value: £88,358
  - Signed Date: 22/09/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030359-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-23T14:42:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T19:48:04.400Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0488ab