Official UK procurement notice
YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY TAXI SERVICES ITT
Authority: York St John University (Education)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE21)
Published estimate£30,000≈ £10k / year · £30,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2025awarded 6 Nov 2025
Awarded to Getaway Cars Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jan 2029 · up to 29 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 30 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to undertake the supply of a suitable York Taxi Service. The contract term will be three years, with two optional extension periods of 12 months each. The contract will be open for use by all the University’s academic schools and directorates. No preliminary market engagement undertaken as not required.
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CPV: Taxi services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£30,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Account Management and Personnel: 5%
- Proposal and Evidence of Capability: 30%
- Customer Support and Service: 10%
- Innovation and Take Up of New Technologies: 10%
- Management information and reporting: 5%
- Pricing and overall value for money: 30%
- Social and environmental impact of business: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
- Account Management and Personnel
- Proposal and Evidence of Capability
- Customer Support and Service
- Innovation and Take Up of New Technologies
- Management information and reporting
- Social and environmental impact of business
- Pricing and overall value for money
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 24 Sept 2025, 11:23 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Authority reference
TEN029- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059168- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a0d9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
24 Sept 2025 → 30 Jan 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published394 days ago24 Sept 2025, 11:23 BST
- Clarification questions by364 days ago24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline357 days ago31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published351 days ago6 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Contract starts266 days ago30 Jan 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2025- Tender notice published24 Sept 2025, 11:23 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £30,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 33 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getaway Cars Ltd30 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 29 Jan 2031Extensions: The contract term will be three years, with two optional extension periods of 12 months each. | £30,000 inc. VAT | 6 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Getaway Cars LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender