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# Passenger Transport Services - Home to School 2021 Rutland County Council

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/passenger-transport-services-home-to-school-2021-rutland-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-02a8b5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Rutland County Council: "Passenger Transport Services - Home to School 2021 Rutland County Council". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,829,024. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 24 May 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.eastmidstenders.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Rutland County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rutland-county-council-ons-e06000017)
- **Published Value:** £1,829,024 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,108,924 (exc. VAT, 4 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a8b5`

## 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/passenger-transport-services-home-to-school-2021-rutland-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-02a8b5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [eastmidstenders.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastmidstenders.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/passenger-transport-services-home-to-school-2021-rutland-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-02a8b5#participate

## Description
Transport and Home to School Services split over four Lots for a bus route, taxi routes, coaches and mini-buses, and payment per mile.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Local Bus Servies
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £829,295
- **Description:** 2x Local bus routes

### Lot 2: Education Bus Service
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £400,000
- **Description:** Education bus service for 3x routes

### Lot 3: Specialist Transport Services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £559,502
- **Description:** Specialist transport services (minibus and taxi routes)

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Pence per mile
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £40,227
- **Description:** Pence per mile

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Local Bus Services (active)
  - Award id: `016937-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Mark Bland Travel Ltd, Vectare Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-89063`, `GB-PPON:PYJR-5358-NMDP`
  - Value: £840,054 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Education Bus Services (active)
  - Award id: `016937-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Mark Bland Travel Ltd, Nesbit Bros Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-89063`, `GB-FTS-22829`
  - Value: £712,975 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Specialist Transport Services (active)
  - Award id: `016937-2021-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Ace Cabs of Stamford, Berridge Taxis, Rutland Rides Ltd (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-22833`, `GB-FTS-89065`, `GB-FTS-22830`, `GB-FTS-138313`, `GB-FTS-23179`
  - Value: £516,895 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Pence Per Mile (active)
  - Award id: `016937-2021-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Berridge Taxis**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-89065`
  - Value: £39,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Local Bus Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £840,054
  - Signed Date: 15/07/2021

- **Contract:** Education Bus Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £712,975
  - Signed Date: 15/07/2021

- **Contract:** Specialist Transport Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £516,895
  - Signed Date: 15/07/2021

- **Contract:** Pence Per Mile (active)
  - Signed Value: £39,000
  - Signed Date: 15/07/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016937-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-19T13:15:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T10:53:47.158Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a8b5