Notice Information
Notice Title
Parklife Shuttle Services June 2026
Notice Description
Parklife is one of the UK's largest metropolitan music festivals, held annually at Heaton Park and attracting tens of thousands of visitors across the weekend. To support the safe and efficient movement of attendees, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) are coordinating a comprehensive shuttle bus operation between Manchester city centre and Heaton Park.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-adfe5d06-bfe8-411e-aee1-7ed11771111e
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10bca293-d606-4803-812d-c67131d8d4be
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Other -
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £82,172 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £82,172 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Apr 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Jun 2026 - 22 Jun 2026 30 days
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M1 3BG
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Piccadilly
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10bca293-d606-4803-812d-c67131d8d4be
22nd April 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
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