Provision of Scholars Bus Routes for St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Academy Trust

Kingston upon Hull City Council (the Authority) is conducting the procurement on behalf of the St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Academy Trust (the “Trust”) using the open procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023 for the purpose of procuring of services described in the Specification (Services). The Trust is seeking a supplier/s that can deliver a Scholars Bus Service contract for their children. The bus routes currently run to and from the schools at the start and the end of the school day during term time. The Trust also require an additional service (Lot 16) for transferring pupils for external events or off site lessons and may require other routes as part of the growth of the Trust. The Trust would therefore like to have a framework in place to cover these Lot 16 requirements. The Trust proposes to enter into one or more Contract(s) for a period of 2 years with the successful Tenderer, with the options to extend for a period of 12 months on up to two occasions. The Trust has estimated the value of the service to be £762,500.00 per year. Total estimated contract value excluding extension options is £1,525,000.00. The anticipated contract start date is 1st September 2026. The estimated value is given in good faith to assist tenderers in making their submissions, it should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods, services or works to any particular value by the Trust and does not form part of the Contract. Further information is contained within the scope of tender documentation. Please ensure all tender submission documents are completed as detailed. Incomplete bids will be eliminated from further process.