Provision of home to college bus passes to college students

Official notice

Authority: St Helens College (Education)

Direct award

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: North West (UKD71)

Awarded value£1,169,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Arriva Merseyside Ltd, Arriva North West

What is being bought

Published requirement description

St Helens College and Knowsley College provide bus passes to students to allow them to commute to College and any work placement activities.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

60100000 Road transport services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Jul 2025, 10:13 BST
Last source update: 22 Oct 2025, 15:40 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-067569
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North West (UKD71)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0560e3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Supplier holds the bus franchise for the surrounding area.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2025

Transparency notice published
17 Jul 2025, 10:13 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
22 Jul 2025, 10:45 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
4 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
22 Oct 2025, 15:40 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,169,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Arriva Merseyside Ltd, Arriva North Westjoint awardProvision of home to college public transport bus passes to college students1 Sept 2025 – 20 Jul 2026Options: Dependant on the number of enrolment number of students	£1,169,000	22 Jul 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of home to college public transport bus passes to college students · Arriva Merseyside Ltd, Arriva North West
Signed
4 Aug 2025
Value
£1,169,000
Period
1 Sept 2025 – 20 Jul 2026
Status
active
Options
Additional passes dependant on student demand
No agreed KPIs: Not applicable

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

St Helens College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPLZ-2597-YGWD · GB-UKPRN: 10006174 Water Street, St Helens, North West, WA10 1PPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

ARRIVA MERSEYSIDE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01990871GB-PPON: PNVM-8592-TQLX 1 Admiral Way, Sunderland, North East, SR3 3XPContact email
Arriva North West LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00523376 1 Admiral Way Doxford, International Business Park,, Sunderland, North East, SR3 3XPContact 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 Tender22 Oct 2025, 15:40 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender22 Jul 2025, 10:45 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender17 Jul 2025, 10:13 BST