Planning

Cowley International College - Home to School Transport

  • Department for Education

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-034263

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05452c (view related notices)

Published 23 June 2025, 9:45am



Scope

Description

The procurement is to provide the college with a home to school transport service.

Total value (estimated)

  • £250,000 excluding VAT
  • £262,500 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2030
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 60100000 - Road transport services
  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

30 June 2025

Engagement process description

We will be holding a teams event for all interested suppliers which wil be held at 10:00 on 30/06/2025. The teams event will include the business manager from Cowley International College and Richard Huntrods from the Department for Educations Get Help Buying for Schools Team. The purpose of the call will be to provide detail of the opportunity to suppliers and it will also give them chance to ask questions which may be relevant to the procurement. For clarity, DFE's get help buying for schools team wil lbe running the procurement exercise however the contracting authority is Cowley International College.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 July 2025


Contracting authority

Department for Education

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDZG-3487-DPVD

Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street

London

SW1P3BT

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government


Other organisation

These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.

Cowley International College

Summary of their role in this procurement: Contracting Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJYD-1385-RVTM

Hard lane

St Helens

WA10 6PN

United Kingdom

Region: UKD71 - East Merseyside


Contact organisation

Contact Cowley International College for any enquiries.