Official UK procurement notice
SEND Passenger Transport Minibus Contract St Giles and Rutherford
Authority: London Borough of Croydon (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCroydon Council is looking for a supplier for to deliver minibus services for children/young people with Special Educational Needs/Disabilities for the SEND Passenger Transport Minibus Contract St Giles & Rutherfords schools.
The service is for the provision of passenger transport services for vulnerable children, young people and adults for the London Borough of Croydon to St Giles and Rutherfords Schools for a 7-year contract period.
This opportunity is available on the Croydon Tenders portal.
CPV: Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services · Road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Taxi services
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- 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 Apr 2026, 12:19 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2026, 14:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
LBC/TN/688- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039952- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Apr 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published198 days ago9 Apr 2026, 12:19 BST
- Market engagement184 days ago23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
This opportunity is available on the Croydon Tenders Portal. Please submit your response to the questionnaire.
- Tender notice published177 days ago30 Apr 2026, 14:08 BST
- Next notice expected162 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by157 days ago20 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline145 days ago1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by110 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Apr 2026, 12:19 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published30 Apr 2026, 14:08 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active30 Apr 2026, 14:08 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Apr 2026, 14:08 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST30 Apr 2026, 14:08 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender