Student Transport Bus Service Tender - Derby College, £1.56M

Tender

Provision of a student transport (bus) service

• Derby College Group UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-035384

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0685be

Published 17 April 2026, 4:57pm

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Scope

Reference

BUSS_0426

Description

The intended outcome of the process is to determine the most advantageous tender (MAT) and select a single contractor to deliver a contract for student transport ‘bus’ services (“Service”) for up to five years. Full details are included within the tender pack. Full and unrestricted access to the Tender pack can be obtained free of charge from the College's nominated e-tendering portal - the InTend Education portal at https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home

Total value (estimated)

• £1,560,000 including VAT Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029
• Possible extension to 31 July 2031
• 5 years Description of possible extension:

Two options to extend in annual increments (or as agreed between the parties) up to 31.07.31 subject to College strategy, ongoing performance and the agreement of rates.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Road transport services

Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Contract locations

• UKF11 - Derby
• UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

Submission

Enquiry deadline

8 May 2026, 12:00pm

Submission type

Tenders

Tender submission deadline

18 May 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Please register on the College's nominated e-tendering portal the In-Tend Education portal at https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home (free of charge) to access all tender documents and apply. Any problems accessing this site or the tender itself should be flagged to anna@agmprocurement.com, otherwise all tender queries should be directed through the In-tend correspondence function please. Full instructions for the tender process, clarifications and submission are provided for within the tender guidance within the tender pack available for download at the address above.

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

23 July 2026

Recurring procurement

Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 1 February 2031

Award criteria

Name	Description	Type	Weighting
Qualitative assessment	Range of quality criteria including service delivery methodology, safeguarding and performance management, compliance and contract management, social value and sustainability please see the Tender...

Show full description | Quality | 60% |
| Price | Cost of delivery | Cost | 40% |

Other information

Payment terms

30 days - please see the Terms and Conditions within the tender pack

Description of risks to contract performance

Changes to the service requirement that impact on overall value for money

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Competitive flexible procedure description

ITT with shortlisting to clarification interviews as described in the Tender Guidance available for download from https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home

Documents

Associated tender documents

https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home

The full tender pack is available (free of charge) from https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home Any problems accessing this site or tender pack should be escalated to anna@agmprocurement.com in the first instance, otherwise all correspondence through the In-tend portal please.

Contracting authority

Derby College Group

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHCR-9151-PMNL Roundhouse Road

Derby

DE24 8UG

United Kingdom

Contact name: Anna Manns

Email: tenders@derby-college.ac.uk

Website: https://www.derby-college.ac.uk /

Region: UKF11 - Derby

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Other organisation

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

AGM Procurement

Summary of their role in this procurement: Managing the tender process

• Companies House: 07431856 6a Little Aston Lane

Sutton Coldfield

B74 3UF

United Kingdom

Contact name: Anna Manns

Email: anna@agmprocurement.com

Website: https://www.agmprocurement.com /

Region: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

Contact organisation

Contact for any enquiries.