Official UK procurement notice
AT1221 Passenger Transport Services - Approved Provider List
Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£45,000,000≈ £4.5m / year · £45,900,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Apr 2025
Contract term 10 yrsends 26 Jun 2035 · starts 26 Jun 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are looking to create an Approved Providers List with providers to offer travel assistance for SEND (Special Educational Needs & Disabilities) Children, other children eligible for travel assistance and Vulnerable Adults between home and school/college/respite/day care where the social care provision for that individual allows for it
CPV: Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot AT1221 Passenger Transport Services - Approved Provider ListCancelledPublished value£45,000,000
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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).
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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).
How bids were scored
- AT1221 - DN754676
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Mar 2025, 15:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2025, 09:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 May 2025
- Authority reference
DN754676- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009963- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ee98Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 17 Apr 2025, 23:30 BST
- Submission deadline
- 17 Apr 2025, 23:30 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Apr 2025, 23:30 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
18 Mar 2025 → 7 Aug 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published18 Mar 2025, 15:26 GMT
- Clarification questions by11 Apr 2025, 23:30 BST
- Submission deadline17 Apr 2025, 23:30 BST
- Award decision expected by20 May 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts26 Jun 2025
- Latest notice published7 Aug 2025, 09:52 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2025- Tender notice published18 Mar 2025, 15:26 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published7 Aug 2025, 09:52 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled7 Aug 2025, 09:52 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 7 Aug 2025 | CancelledThe Authority is abandoning the tender process. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender