Official UK procurement notice
On Demand Educational Transport
Authority: Weston College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWeston College is seeking suppliers to provide flexible, on-demand student transport services to support a wide range of local, regional and national educational trips, enrichment activities, and curriculum-linked excursions.
There is no fixed transport schedule or annual plan; instead, requirements will arise on an ad-hoc basis, often with little advance notice. These transport needs will be driven by the demands of the curriculum and may not be confirmed weeks or even months in advance.
The service must therefore be highly responsive and adaptable, with the capacity to accommodate varying journey lengths, group sizes, and destination types. This includes local and regional travel, and occasionally, longer-distance trips. Reliability, safety, and the ability to respond quickly to booking requests are crucial.
At the same time, the College is committed to securing services that represent good value for money. Suppliers must be able to provide competitive pricing while maintaining high standards of service, ensuring that trips are delivered smoothly, efficiently, and in line with Weston College's commitment to quality education and student experience.
CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Compliance and Regulatory Standards: 20%
- Safeguarding and Student Welfare: 20%
- Responsiveness and Flexibility: 15%
- Communication and Issue Resolution: 15%
- Financial: 30%
Published award criteria (5)
- Compliance and Regulatory Standards
- Safeguarding and Student Welfare
- Responsiveness and Flexibility
- Communication and Issue Resolution
- Financial
- 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 16 Jul 2025, 09:08 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2025, 15:01 BST
- Authority reference
WCPR-180- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040365- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055ff7Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Aug 2025, 11:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Timeline
16 Jul 2025 → 29 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published16 Jul 2025, 09:08 BST
- Clarification questions by12 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline19 Aug 2025, 11:59 BST
- Latest notice published9 Sept 2025, 15:01 BST
- Contract starts393 days ago29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2025- Tender notice published16 Jul 2025, 09:08 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published9 Sept 2025, 15:01 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete9 Sept 2025, 15:01 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 9 Sept 2025 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender