Official UK procurement notice
Transport Services Framework (Coaches & Minibuses – With/Without Driver)
Authority: Loughborough College (Education)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe College is seeking to establish a college-owned, multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of transport services to support current and future operational requirements across the Loughborough College Group.
The Framework will cover, but is not limited to, the following services:
•Coach services (with driver), including fixed routes, semi-fixed routes, and ad-hoc journeys
•Minibus services (with driver), including wheelchair-accessible vehicles where required
•Vehicle and minibus hire (self-drive) for College-operated transport
Transport for:
•timetabled learner routes
•inter-campus travel
•sports fixtures, enrichment activities, and educational visits
•contingency and emergency transport requirements
Services may be required on weekdays and, where necessary, evenings and weekends, in line with curriculum and enrichment activities.
To view this notice, please click here:
CPV: Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 6 yrs from 1 Sept 2026
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- No access or participation fees are charged to suppliers under this framework
Published description of the framework
The framework will be awarded to a maximum 5 suppliers per Lot, ranked in order of overall evaluated score (Most Advantageous Tender). Call-off contracts will be awarded in accordance with the published ranking, commencing with the highest ranked supplier. Where the highest ranked supplier is unable to meet the requirement due to capacity or operational constraints, the College reserves the right to approach the next ranked supplier. Prices will be those submitted in the Tender and incorporated into the Framework Agreement. No further competition will be undertaken unless expressly permitted under the framework terms.
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1CoachesRenewalPublished value£5,200,000
With/Without Driver
- Economic & financial standing
As per ITT
- Technical & professional ability
As per ITT
Lot #2MinibusesRenewalPublished value£800,000
With or without Driver
- Economic & financial standing
As per ITT
- Technical & professional ability
As per ITT
Lot #3Self DriveRenewalPublished value£200,000
Without Driver
- Economic & financial standing
As per ITT
- Technical & professional ability
As per ITT
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/Technical: 60%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality/Technical
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
As per ITT
- Technical & professional ability
As per ITT
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Transport Services Framework (Coaches & Minibuses – With/Without Driver)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Feb 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 May 2026
- Authority reference
LC/040/2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015082- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0657c3Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As per ITT
- Risks
As per ITT
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · No access or participation fees are charged to suppliers under this framework
Timeline
19 Feb 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published248 days ago19 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Latest notice published246 days ago20 Feb 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Clarification questions by227 days ago11 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends221 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by155 days ago22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Feb 2026- Tender notice published19 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published20 Feb 2026, 16:06 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender