Official UK procurement notice
Star Academies - Student Transport
Authority: Star Academies (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStar Academies are looking to run an FTS (EU) compliant tender with the intention of creating a contract with a single supplier of student transport services. This will be an open process and a process timetable can be found further within the ITT document. The supplier selected will be able to provide student transport services to all schools listed within the specification. This may also include ad hoc day trips from time to time. Whilst the tender will be used as a basis for future works and pricing, the Trust are looking to engage a supplier who will work collaboratively with us and tailor their approach, so that they are able to meet the specific needs of the Trust.
- Recurrence: 3-5 years
CPV: Road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 (2)
- Quality Questions: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Questions: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
School transport providers with relevant accreditation and expertise. All drivers to be fully enhanced DBS with barred list checks and recruited under safer recruitment practices.
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 3-5 years
- First published
- 5 Apr 2024, 14:10 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2024, 09:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 May 2024 – …
- Authority reference
ITT/2024/TRANSPORT- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017232- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045004Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Independent review by neutral SLT member
Publisher note: Standstill period passed with no challenges. Included feedback session with unsuccessful bidder.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home ↗
- Submission deadline
- 10 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 10 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
10 May 2024 → 1 Sept 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline10 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened10 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published4 Jun 2024, 09:52 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Jun 2024, 09:52 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moving People LtdSME | £2,300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Star Academies - Student Transport · Moving People LtdSME
- Signed
- 4 Jun 2024
- Value
- £2,300,000
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Moving People LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria