Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Coach and Minibus Hire
Notice Description
The Supply of executive and high-quality standard coaches in immaculate condition both inside and outside, ranging in sizes from 25 to 85 passengers on a mixture of private hires. A mixture of Euro 4, Euro 5 and Euro 6 standard (including Euro 7 in the future, electric, gas powered and hybrid) and executive coaches and Euro 5 and Euro 6 minibuses. The majority of the university's requirements lies within the United Kingdom and primarily for the transportation to other universities, colleges, schools, museums, local businesses, city attractions, airports, railway stations, Eurostar, and sport related trips. The requirements entails a combination of one day tours to more complex journeys, with multiple stopping points and in some cases lasting more than one day.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0000
Renewal: The Tender is being run in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) and any regulations made under it, including the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Regulations), as amended from time to time. This is an Open Procedure tender, as defined in sections 20(1) and 20(2)(a) of the Act. The University is setting up an Open Framework, which is a series of successive frameworks as defined by the Act. This is the framework 1 of the scheme (NTU/25/2876/DS). There are a maximum of two frameworks under this open framework. This competition is for the award of framework one in the scheme of frameworks. Framework one will have a contract period of 36 months. Framework two will have a contract period of 36 months, with an option to extend up to a maximum of 24 months. The open framework will last 8 years in total.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054ea5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060507-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £1,666,666 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,666,666 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,666,666 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,666,666 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Sep 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Oct 2025 - 11 Oct 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2033-06-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY (NTU)
- Contact Name
- Dean Scaife
- Contact Email
- dean.scaife@ntu.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1158482921
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NOTTINGHAM
- Postcode
- NG1 4FQ
- Post Town
- Nottingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF14 Nottingham
- Delivery Location
- TLF East Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Nottingham
- Electoral Ward
- St. Ann's
- Westminster Constituency
- Nottingham East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060507-2025
29th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049085-2025
15th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033101-2025
17th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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