Official UK procurement notice
Home to School Transport Richmond School and Sixth Form
Authority: ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST (Public body)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£800,000≈ £400k / year · £800,000 inc. VAT31% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Apr 2026awarded 14 May 2026
Awarded to PROCTERS COACHES (NORTH YORKSHIRE) LTD
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of home to school transport for 3 different routes for Richmond School and Sixth Form
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 25 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
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
- Quality of service
- Price
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
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes · next expected 25 Feb 2029
- First published
- 2 Mar 2026, 13:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 May 2026, 11:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018449- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065f9eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
2 Mar 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published240 days ago2 Mar 2026, 13:29 GMT
- Submission deadline210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by181 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent167 days ago15 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published154 days ago27 May 2026, 11:33 BST
- Contract starts58 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2026- Tender notice published2 Mar 2026, 13:29 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 May 2026, 11:33 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 May 2026, 11:33 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £460,2751 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROCTERS COACHES (NORTH YORKSHIRE) LTDSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028 | £460,275 | 14 May 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PROCTERS COACHES (NORTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender