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Published 27 Feb 2026, 11:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of home to college public transport passes to college students

Official notice

Authority: St Helens College (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: North West (UKD71)
Awarded value£1,540,506published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Merseytravel

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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

Final value of the Contract is dependent on college student numbers.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
60100000 Road transport services60200000 Railway 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
27 Feb 2026, 11:56 GMT
Last source update
30 Mar 2026, 16:07 BST
Authority reference
Student Transport 2026 - 2027
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029264
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North West (UKD71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065e24 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The Contract is awarded in alignment with the provisions of the Procurement Act Schedule 2 Part 1 Section 3 Horizontal arrangements to ensure the aim of achieving objectives the authorities have in common in connection with the exercise of their public functions.

Review and risk notes
Risks

None

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

24 Mar 2026 → 30 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends214 days ago
    24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published208 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 16:07 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 Feb 2026, 11:56 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 Mar 2026, 09:46 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    30 Mar 2026, 16:07 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    25 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,540,5061 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Merseytravel1 Sept 2026 – 20 Jul 2027Options: The right to modify number of passes based on the college student numbers£1,540,50612 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of home to college public transport passes to college students · Merseytravel

    Signed
    26 Mar 2026
    Value
    £1,540,506
    Period
    1 Sept 2026 – 20 Jul 2027
    Status
    active
    Options
    The right to modify number of passes based on the college student numbers

    No agreed KPIs: Below the £5m threshold

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

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MerseytravelAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJQR-8469-DXQD 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, North West, L3 1BPContact 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 Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender