Official UK procurement notice
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Authority: Our Lady of the Magnificat
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)
Published estimate£405,000exc. VAT5.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Feb 2025awarded 28 Apr 2025
Awarded to Preston's Coaches T/A Royal Motorways
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of home to school transport for St Bedes Catholic Middle School
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The procurement is to provide the home to school transport for St Bede's Catholic…AwardedRenewalPublished value£405,000
The procurement is to provide the home to school transport for St Bede's Catholic Middle School
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 award criteria (3)
- quality: 60%
- price: 40%
- Price: quality 60%
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 23 Jan 2025, 16:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2025, 12:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Feb 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017275- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d5dbFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 26 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 Feb 2025, 12:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
26 Feb 2025 → 28 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline26 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened26 Feb 2025, 12:01 GMT
- Notice published28 Apr 2025, 12:10 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 Apr 2025, 12:10 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £381,0241 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Apr 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston's Coaches T/A Royal MotorwaysSME | £381,024 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017275-2025-1 · Preston's Coaches T/A Royal MotorwaysSME
- Signed
- 28 Apr 2025
- Value
- £381,024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Preston's Coaches T/A Royal MotorwaysAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria