Official UK procurement notice
STC - Student Transport Services Tender
Authority: Stoke On Trent College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStoke-on-Trent College Student Transport Services Tender
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Public road transport services · Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£300,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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 (2)
- Technical Quality Requirements: 40%
- Schedule of Prices: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Schedule of Prices
- Technical Quality Requirements
- 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 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
- 15 Apr 2026, 11:48 BST
- Last source update
- 12 May 2026, 08:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
CA17592- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034118- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0682cfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
15 Apr 2026 → 3 Aug 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published193 days ago15 Apr 2026, 11:48 BST
- Clarification questions by184 days ago23 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Latest notice published166 days ago12 May 2026, 08:30 BST
- Submission deadline164 days ago13 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts83 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by82 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026- Tender notice published15 Apr 2026, 11:48 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published12 May 2026, 08:30 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 13 May 2026, 13:00 BST12 May 2026, 08:30 BST+1 days · was 12 May 2026, 13:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender