Official UK procurement notice
School Swimming Transport Services
Authority: South Ribble Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Ribble Borough Council and Chorley Borough Council are inviting quotations on behalf of South Ribble Leisure Ltd and Chorley Leisure Ltd.
This requirement is for the provision, of transport for School children and Teachers from multiple Schools to attend swimming sessions at specified leisure centres across South Ribble Borough Council and Chorley Council. Transport will be required for all schools on each contract attending a specified leisure centre.
The Contract will require transport to be provided for approx. 39 weeks within the academic year.
CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£360,000
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 award criteria (3)
- Social Value: 15
- Quality: 20
- Price: 65
- Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 18 Feb 2025, 10:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2025, 10:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN764087- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005526- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e31aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
18 Feb 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Notice published18 Feb 2025, 10:44 GMT
- Submission deadline24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeReview contact point
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.