Official UK procurement notice
Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College Invitation to Tender for Student Transport Services
Authority: Weymouth College (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWeymouth and Kingston Maurward College Invitation to Tender for Student Transport Services. 1st September 2025 – 31st August 2028 (With Optional 2x 12-Month Extension Periods)
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 3 and win at most 3 of themLot #1Weymouth College
Weymouth College
Lot #2Kingston Maurward College (including Dorset Studio School)
Kingston Maurward College (including Dorset Studio School)
Lot #3Both Colleges
Both Colleges
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).
- Suitability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Minimum: Please refer to tender documents - Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Minimum: Please refer to tender documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Feb 2025, 11:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Feb 2025, 11:54 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CA15390 - OFTS- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006642- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e633Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Feb 2025 → 28 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published21 Feb 2025, 11:54 GMT
- Submission deadline28 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened28 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Kingston Maurward CollegeContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Tenet Education Services LtdMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.