Home to School Transport Bus and Coach Services on the Isle of Wight (Mainstream and SEN)

Tender description

The Isle of Wight Council (‘the Authority’) invited tenders from suitably qualified suppliers (‘Potential Suppliers’) for the provision of home to school transport bus and coach services for both mainstream and special educational needs (SEN) on the Isle of Wight. This procurement followed the OJEU Open Procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Authority has a statutory duty to provide transport assistance between home and school for eligible children following an assessment of each child’s ability to meet the home to school transport criteria. This procurement is divided into 2 lots and broken down further to have 8 sub-lots as detailed below: Lot 1 – Mainstream services Coach/bus transport is required to take children to and from school on the Isle of Wight for 190 school days per academic year. The supplier will provide appropriate vehicles and drivers to deliver the services as per the requirements of the specification. Each mainstream school was tendered as a separate sub-lot (with the exception of Carisbrooke College and Christ the King College which was tendered together in the same sub-lot). Each sub-lot contains a different number of routes depending on the Authority’s requirements for each school and the number of children eligible for the services. Sub-lot 1a – Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School (1 route) Sub-lot 1b – Carisbrooke College and Christ the King College (7 routes) Sub-lot 1c – Medina College (2 routes) Sub-lot 1d – Newchurch Primary School (1 route) Sub-lot 1e – Ryde Academy (1 route) Sub-lot 1f – The Bay Church of England School (2 routes) Sub-lot 1g – The Island Free School (2 routes) Lot 2 – SEN Services Coach/bus transport is required to take children to and from school on the Isle of Wight for 190 school days per academic year. The supplier will provide appropriate vehicles, equipment, drivers and school escorts to deliver the services as per the requirements of the specification to meet the needs of the children eligible for the services. Both the special education needs (SEN) schools was tendered together in the same sub-lot. Sub-lot 2a – Medina House and St George’s School (7 routes) The term of the contract is from 1 September 2020 until 31 August 2023 with the option to extend for up to a further period of 3 years, one year at a time at the sole discretion of the Authority. Keywords: school transport