Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
Provision of home to college bus passes to college students
Buyer: St Helens College →
BuyerSt Helens College
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published22 Oct 2025
What is being bought
St Helens College and Knowsley College provide bus passes to students to allow them to commute to College and any work placement activities.
Lot details
Comparable-procurement analytics
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleSupplier holds the bus franchise for the surrounding area.
Rationale classificationssingleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
SupplierARRIVA MERSEYSIDE LIMITED
Contracts
Provision of home to college public transport bus passes to college students
Statusactive
Value£1,169,000
Documents & submission route
- Not published
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-0560e3 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 067569-2025 |
| Latest release timestamp | Wed Oct 22 2025 14:40:05 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2025 | award, contract | 067569-2025 |
| 22 Jul 2025 | award, contract | 041887-2025 |
| 17 Jul 2025 | award, contract | 040770-2025 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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