Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Bus Transport Services
Authority: Bedford College (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service requirement is to bring students from specific collection points around Shuttleworth College in the morning, and to return them in the evening.
There are 8 x required routes, plus 2 additional shuttle routes from the college coach park to two local satellite sites.
One provider is required to serve all routes.
CPV: Road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,300,000
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 sub-criteria (6)
- Vehicle Specification: 4%
- Resources & Resilience: 7%
- Safeguarding & Driver: 7%
- Problem Resolution Policy: 5%
- price: 70%
- Sustainability: 7%
Published award criteria (6)
- Vehicle Specification: 4
- Resources & Resilience: 7
- Safeguarding & Driver: 7
- Problem Resolution Policy: 5
- Sustainability: 7
- Price: 70
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 Dec 2024, 13:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2025, 10:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Feb 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015164- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c1d1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Tender packs are available from Craig Pullen via email at [email protected] Tenders must be submitted in accordance with the instructions in the tender pack - no other forms of submission will be accepted.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
6 Jan 2025 → 15 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected6 Jan 2025
- Submission deadline7 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published15 Apr 2025, 10:45 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jan 2025- Status changed to active6 Jan 2025, 13:38 GMT
- Procurement method changed6 Jan 2025, 13:38 GMT
- Deadline published: 7 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT6 Jan 2025, 13:38 GMT
- Status changed to complete15 Apr 2025, 10:45 BST
- Buyer details updated15 Apr 2025, 10:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cozy Travel Ltd | £1,459,875 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015164-2025-1 · Cozy Travel Ltd
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2025
- Value
- £1,459,875
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Diane Gamble (Director of Estates & Facilities)Review body
- Director of Estates & FacilitiesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cozy Travel LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.