Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bedford College
10000610
Cauldwell Street
Bedford
MK429AH
UK
Contact person: Craig Pullen
E-mail: craig@cpconsulting.org.uk
NUTS: UKH24
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://bedfordcollegegroup.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Bus Transport Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The service requirement is to bring students from specific collection points around Shuttleworth College in the morning, and to return them in the evening.
There are 8 x required routes, plus 2 additional shuttle routes from the college coach park to two local satellite sites.
One provider is required to serve all routes.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 459 875.35
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH24
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service requirement is to bring students from specific collection points around Shuttleworth College in the morning, and to return them in the evening.
There are 8 x required routes, plus 2 additional shuttle routes from the college coach park to two local satellite sites.
One provider is required to serve all routes.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Vehicle Specification
/ Weighting: 4
Quality criterion: Resources & Resilience
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Safeguarding & Driver
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Problem Resolution Policy
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 7
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-000194
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cozy Travel Ltd
2994788
Sandy
UK
NUTS: UKH2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 459 875.35
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Director of Estates & Facilities
Bedford
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/04/2025