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Published 18 Jul 2025, 16:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BUS ROUTE PW2508 ROUTE 48-50

Official notice

Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF25)
Published estimate£478,000≈ £159k / year · £573,600 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Aug 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 25 Aug 2028 · starts 30 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is required in order to improve the frequency and duration of bus services between Kettering and Rushden Lakes/Wellingborough.

The Council's detailed requirements are defined in the tender documents which are all available via In-Tend e-tendering system.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£478,000
Contract period: 30 Aug 2025 – 25 Aug 2028 (3 yrs)Value: £478,000 exc. VAT · £573,600 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

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: 10%Price: 90%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Jul 2025, 16:45 BST
Last source update
18 Jul 2025, 16:45 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 18 Aug 2025
Authority reference
NNC00000684
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041435
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056272 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

18 Jul 2025 → 30 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 16:45 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by
    18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    30 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 16:45 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQCM-5634-HGCN The Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, East Midlands, NN17 1QGContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender