Official UK procurement notice
Kendal College Student Transport
Authority: Kendal College (Education)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionKendal College is seeking a transport service provision which will allow learners to travel from their homes to College and back, daily on College days. These are Monday to Friday
during term time only (excluding bank holidays and staff development days).
Vehicles must comply with PSVAR requirements and have potential to carry ticket machines for fare paying passengers in the event that Westmorland and Furness Council are able to
fund additional provision outside of term time andduring the day.
Current routes and timetables are available at www.kendal.ac.uk/bus ↗ (www.kendal.ac.uk/bus ↗).
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£229,500 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Route 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£74,800
Penrith to Kendal and return
Direct service
Capacity 50 - 100 (quote all options)
Lot #2Route 2AwardedRenewalPublished value£77,350
Penrith to Kendal return
Service via Shap and Tebay
Capacity 30 - 70 (quote all options)
Lot #3Route 3AwardedRenewalPublished value£77,350
Temple Sowerby via Appleby, Kirkby Stephen and Sedbergh return
Capacity 50 - 70 (quote all options)
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 (4)
- Capability/capacity: 30%
- Service level and flexibility: 20%
- Supplier profile: 10%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (4)
- Price
- Capability/capacity
- Service level and flexibility
- Supplier profile
- 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
- 6 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Aug 2025, 15:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
KCST2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030526- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05444bFind a Tender
- Risks
Please provide details in respect of health and safety.
Services will be reviewed annually by the College.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 Jun 2025 → 22 Aug 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published6 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
- Clarification questions by27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline6 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent11 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published22 Aug 2025, 15:23 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jun 2025- Tender notice published6 Jun 2025, 11:44 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Aug 2025, 09:21 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Aug 2025, 09:21 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Aug 2025, 15:23 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| KTs Coaches of KendalSMEKendal College Student Transport 202520 Aug 2025 – 17 Aug 2028 · up to 17 Aug 2030Extensions: The initial term may be extended by a period of up to two years subject to the services being performed to the College's reasonable satisfaction, with no less than 3 month's prior written notice. This will be determined by a formal review of delivery and costs. | £1,294,489 inc. VAT | 9 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Kendal College Student Transport 2025 · KTs Coaches of KendalSME
- Signed
- 20 Aug 2025
- Value
- £1,294,489 inc. VAT
- Period
- 20 Aug 2025 – 17 Aug 2028 · up to 17 Aug 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The initial term may be extended by a period of upto two years subject to the services being performed to the College's reasonable satisfaction,with no less than 3 month's prior written notice. This will be determined by a formal review of delivery and costs.
No agreed KPIs: Specific KPIs have not been set within the contract but the supplier is required to perform the services to the College's reasonable satisfaction which will be reviewed at regular meetings between the College Authorised Officer and Supplier Authorised Officer.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Route 1 | 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Route 2 | 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Route 3 | 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KTs Coaches of KendalAwarded 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