Official UK procurement notice
Transport Tender · UK public procurement notice
Authority: John Leggott Sixth Form College (Education)
ohn Leggott College is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced transport operator(s) to provide reliable, safe and efficient passenger transport services for students travelling to and from the College. The procurement covers the operation of scheduled student transport routes serving the College's catchment area. The successful supplier(s) will be responsible for providing appropriately licensed vehicles and drivers, operating the required routes and timetables, and delivering the service in accordance with the College's service requirements and all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionohn Leggott College is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced transport operator(s) to provide reliable, safe and efficient passenger transport services for students travelling to and from the College.
The procurement covers the operation of scheduled student transport routes serving the College's catchment area. The successful supplier(s) will be responsible for providing appropriately licensed vehicles and drivers, operating the required routes and timetables, and delivering the service in accordance with the College's service requirements and all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
The procurement is intended to secure a high-quality, reliable and value-for-money transport service that supports students in accessing education at John Leggott College. Full details of the routes, service requirements, contract arrangements and evaluation methodology are set out in the associated tender documents.
CPV: Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£550,000
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate that they have the legal and financial capacity necessary to perform the contract. Requirements and the evidence required to demonstrate compliance are set out in the associated tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must demonstrate appropriate technical and professional ability to deliver the passenger transport services, including the capability, resources and relevant operational experience necessary to provide safe, reliable and compliant services. Detailed requirements and the evidence required are set out in the associated tender documents.
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 experience: 40%
- Price: 40%
- Sustainability, social value & added value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality & Technical experience
- Price
- Sustainability, social value & added value
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate that they have the legal and financial capacity necessary to perform the contract. Requirements and the evidence required to demonstrate compliance are set out in the associated tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must demonstrate appropriate technical and professional ability to deliver the passenger transport services, including the capability, resources and relevant operational experience necessary to provide safe, reliable and compliant services. Detailed requirements and the evidence required are set out in the associated tender documents.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £219,759 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How John Leggott Sixth Form College buys Special-purpose road passenger-transport services (CPV 6013), and who usually turns up
John Leggott Sixth Form College has little published record in this market. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Special-purpose road passenger-transport services (CPV 6013) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Across this market, small firms won 28% of awards with a known supplier size.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Across this market, 100% of winners were registered in the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 71 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Across this market, at least 55% of awarded procurements had no recorded rival.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid22%
2–367%
4–611%
7+0%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate34%
Within ±2%31%
Above estimate34%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 6013Published estimate£550k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid16%
2–351%
4–623%
7+10%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 1 comparable award. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£523k–£550k
Estimate£550k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
GO NORTH EASTLarge | £6.5m50 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 34 live · £4.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 15% above n=21 |
| £6.8m29 awards in 36m · last 14 months ago | 1 live · £6.8m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £138k1 award in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £2.3m1 award in 36m · last 29 months ago | 1 live · £2.3m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 22% below n=2 | |
| £1.3m1 award in 36m · last 23 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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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
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Nov 2026, 09:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2026, 09:39 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Mar 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-103550- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07952bFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 29 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Nov 2026 → 1 Sept 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published14h ago2 Nov 2026, 09:39 GMT
- Today3 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 58 days31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 87 days29 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 148 days31 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 301 days1 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Nov 2026, 09:39 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender