Notice Information
Notice Title
Coach Hire
Notice Description
The College is seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide coach hire with driver services, in order to provide a comprehensive Student Transport Service between College sites, and to/from various other locations, locally, regionally and nationally. This may include, but is not limited to, providing transportation to sporting and other educational events. This will be on an ad-hoc basis, as and when required. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=977376842
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There will be option for the College to extend for one further period of 24 months. Any extension offered will be subject to satisfactory contract performance and the College still having adequate funding and requirement for the contract.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051774
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052996-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £650,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £650,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £650,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £650,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GATESHEAD COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Procurement
- Contact Email
- tenders@gateshead.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01914900300
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GATESHEAD
- Postcode
- NE8 3BE
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Gateshead
- Electoral Ward
- Bridges
- Westminster Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052996-2025
2nd September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046397-2025
6th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022811-2025
19th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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