Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 16 Jun 2025, 14:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TfGM Travel Pass Assessments Provider 2025

Authority: Transport for Greater Manchester (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Administration, defence and social security services (75)

+1 more

Health & Social Care (85)

Delivery: North West (UKD3)

Published estimate£276,000≈ £138k / year · £331,200 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 15 Jul 2025awarded 15 Sept 2025

Awarded to Access Independent Ltd

Contract term 2 yrsends 17 Aug 2027 · up to 17 Aug 2028 with extensions · starts 18 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

TfGM is looking to establish a contract for a single Tenderer to provide Travel Pass assessments.

The requirement of the Tenderer is to provide registered Occupational Health Therapists to assess members of the general public who have applied for a subsidised travel pass.

The assessments will take place predominantly online and will involve the review and assessment of submitted applications.

Tenderers must be willing and able to attend TfGM's main offices in Manchester to undertake in person assessments as and when this required.

The contract will be for an initial two-year period, with an option to extend for a further one year if required (2+1).

CPV: Administrative healthcare services · Community health services · Miscellaneous health services · Support services for land transport · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£276,000

Contract period: 18 Aug 2025 – 17 Aug 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 17 Aug 2028 with extensionsValue: £276,000 exc. VAT · £331,200 inc. VAT

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: The single optional extension year may be taken up if the need for the service continues.

60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)63710000 Support services for land transport 75122000 Administrative healthcare services 85140000 Miscellaneous health services 85323000 Community health services

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical Requirements: 60%
Commercial: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical Requirements
Commercial

What this means for your bid

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: Awarded
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: 16 Jun 2025, 14:35 BST
Last source update: 2 Dec 2025, 07:30 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 1 Aug 2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-032628
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Administrative healthcare servicesCommunity health servicesMiscellaneous health servicesSupport services for land transportTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area: North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054959 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 15 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

TfGM are using Pro-Contract / The Chest for the management of this procurement. This is where the tender documents will be held and where suppliers must submit their bids.

The Pro-Contract ref number is DN773582 and this will open at 4pm on 16/06/25.

If interested suppliers are not registered already on this e-sourcing portal, we recommend that they do so as soon as possible. Here is the link to register - procontract.due-north.com/Register ↗

Timeline

16 Jun 2025 → 2 Dec 2025 · 7 dates

Tender notice published
16 Jun 2025, 14:35 BST
Submission deadline
15 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by
1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
18 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends391 days ago
24 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published323 days ago
2 Dec 2025, 07:30 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
16 Jun 2025, 14:35 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
15 Sept 2025, 15:29 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
15 Sept 2025, 15:29 BST
Contract signature expected
24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
2 Dec 2025, 07:30 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £276,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 43 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Access Independent LtdSME3 Nov 2025 – 2 Nov 2027 · up to 2 Nov 2028Extensions: The single optional extension year may be taken up if the need for the service continues.	£276,000	15 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Access Independent LtdSME
Signed
24 Nov 2025
Value
£276,000
Period
24 Nov 2025 – 16 Nov 2027 · up to 16 Nov 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Should the service be required for a further year.
No agreed KPIs: Not above required threshold.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for Greater Manchester

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNJQ-2746-NWYT 2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, North West, M1 3BGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ACCESS INDEPENDENT LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04664905GB-PPON: PLYQ-4554-XBXG Unit 17d Sturton Street, Cambridge, East of England, CB1 2SNContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender2 Dec 2025, 07:30 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender15 Sept 2025, 15:29 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender16 Jun 2025, 14:35 BST