Official UK procurement notice
Riverside College - Supplementary Student Transport Services
Authority: Riverside College Halton (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRiverside College is looking for a single supplier to provide supplementary student transport services for a contract commencing 1 September 2025, ending 31 August 2027. These services are to provide an 'as required' service to support the main contract and will have the same co-terminus date as the main contract.
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£400,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
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 award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 May 2025, 16:27 BST
- Last source update
- 9 May 2025, 16:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
CA15801- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020193- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051017Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jun 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 May 2025, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
9 May 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published9 May 2025, 16:27 BST
- Clarification questions by29 May 2025, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline9 Jun 2025, 11:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published9 May 2025, 16:27 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications TR2 Schedule of Prices.xlsx
- Bidding documents and specifications TR3 Technical Quality Questions.docx
- Bidding documents and specifications TR6 Confidential Information Declaration.dotx
- Bidding documents and specifications PR1 PSQ Response Form.docx
- Bidding documents and specifications TR5 Non-Collusion & Canvassing Declaration.dotx
- Bidding documents and specifications Procurement Specific Questionnaire.docx
- Bidding documents and specifications TR4 Conflict of Interest Declaration.dotx
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender