Published date: 4 June 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 7 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Road transport services - 60100000

Location of contract

PL25 4DJ

Value of contract

£5,000,000 to £7,000,000

Procurement reference

IT-35-399-TCCG-SBT- 240125 - AWARD

Published date

4 June 2025

Closing date

7 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Cornwall College Group has a number of campuses throughout Cornwall along with Bicton College in Devon will be seeking suitably qualified supplier(s) to provide Student Transport / Bus Services from September 2025.The routes would be required to run from the start of the autumn term, right through to the end of the summer term; excluding the Christmas and Easter holidays, half-terms and bank holidays. To ensure the safety of our learners, all vehicles must be PSVAR compliant and all drivers will have an up to date DBS check and agree to complete safeguarding training. As our service needs to be extremely reliable we would welcome companies who would have a spare bus available, should there be an emergency, and to those who can or are willing to explore the possibility of App based systems for ticketing, traceability and transport being tracked by the end user. We will also require a designated person of contact, should we need to coordinate routes on a daily basis. Further details are included in this ITT.

Award information

Awarded date

7 May 2025

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2028

Total value of contract

£8,137,737

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Stagecoach Devon Ltd

Address

Matford Park Depot, Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom, EX2 8FD

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Davey

Address

Tregonissey Road
St Austell
Cornwall
PL25 4DJ
UK

Telephone

07765546636

Email

chris.davey@corwall.ac.uk