Official UK procurement notice
SMB COACH ROUTES · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The SMB Group (Education)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDaily Student Transport for the academic year 2025-26 approx 176 days. As per Route Timetable.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 May 2026, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value (£612,568 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Coach Route SMB004Published value£122,320
Daily Student Transport Route starting point Market Harborough.
Lot #2Coach Route SMB010Published value£62,832
Daily student transport SMB010 Ashby/Stephenson
Lot #3Coach Route SMB009Published value£80,080
Daily student transport SMB009 starting point Loughborough
Lot #4SMB Coach Route SMB005Published value£136,400
Daily student transport route SMB005 starting point Lutterworth
Lot #5SMB Coach Route SMB007Published value£74,536
Daily student transport SMB007 starting point Church Gresley
Lot #6Coach Route SMB008Published value£136,400
Daily student transport SMB008 starting point Hinckley
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality of performance: 50%
- Price: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality of performance
- Social Value
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 May 2026
- First published
- 14 Apr 2025, 14:30 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2025, 09:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 May 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015739- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050295Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
email to [email protected]
- Risks
early termination or penalty
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Apr 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
mulit-quote suppliers.multiquote.com ↗
Timeline
14 Apr 2025 → 2 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Planning notice published14 Apr 2025, 14:30 BST
- Next notice expected16 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Market engagement16 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Telephone communication followed by email to coach companies previously engaged by Leicestershire county council. 11.04.25
All routes are provided with transparency with a view for equal opportunity for all. Timetables will be made available within the ITT. The SMB Group have selected a short term contract to align with The SMB Groups potential changes in entity. Note: requirements are also subject to change based on student number enrolment, which will be made transparent within the tender.
- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 09:13 BST
- Clarification questions by28 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline28 Apr 2025, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by19 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts2 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Apr 2025, 14:30 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 09:13 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £612,56817 Apr 2025, 09:13 BSTwas £592,000
- Status changed to active17 Apr 2025, 09:13 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Apr 2025, 09:13 BST
- Deadline published: 28 Apr 2025, 16:00 BST17 Apr 2025, 09:13 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