Award

Bus Service

UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD

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Award

24 Jul 2025 at 09:22

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

24 Jul 2025 at 09:10

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Salford, located at 43 The Crescent in Salford, has partnered with Transport for Greater Manchester to provide a bus service for their campuses. This service runs between Adelphi Street/Oldfield Road and Media City, covering Peel Park, Frederick Road, and Media City Campus. Operating from 4am to 9pm, Monday to Friday, throughout the year, the direct award process has been completed. The procurement method favoured a direct award due to Transport for Greater Manchester's existing sole provision of key bus routes in the area, ensuring seamless integration with the university's schedule. The contract period is set to commence on 1st September 2025 and will last until 31st August 2026. The University of Salford is classified as a public authority at the sub-central government level, with the procurement fitting into the services category, specifically public-service buses and hire of buses with drivers, valued at £317,520 gross.

This tender offers numerous opportunities for business growth, particularly for large-scale transportation companies and those involved in public service vehicle hire, as it supports an extensive and impactful transport network within Greater Manchester. The contract benefits the university by relieving them of operational expenditure associated with fleet ownership, thereby maintaining a sustainable transport option without requiring logistical oversight by the university itself. Additionally, Transport for Greater Manchester’s expertise in operational infrastructure ensures a reliable service, likely encouraging increased public transit usage among the university community. Businesses experienced in providing direct transportation services, particularly those with bespoke solutions for educational environments, will find this contract favourable.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bus Service

Notice Description

The University of Salford has agreed to partner with Transport for Greater Manchester to provide a bus service that is required to support our students and staff, running between Adelphi Street/Oldfield Road to Media City, cover all three university campuses (Peel Park, Frederick Road and Media City Campus). The service would be for a Monday to Friday 52 weeks of the year and until 9pm and from the first bus in the morning at 4am. The 50 and 51 bus is a service that covers all key areas and is a service that our students, staff and visitors use and TfGM are the sole provider of this service.

Procurement Information

The University of Salford has agreed to partner with Transport for Greater Manchester to provide a bus service that is required to support our students and staff, running between Adelphi Street/Oldfield Road to Media City, cover all three university campuses (Peel Park, Frederick Road and Media City Campus). The service would be for a Monday to Friday 52 weeks of the year and until 9pm and from the first bus in the morning at 4am. The 50 and 51 bus is a service that covers all key areas and is a service that our students, staff and visitors use and TfGM are the sole provider of this service. TfGM would want to control the service within Greater Manchester and so no other company could run a bus service on this specific route, covering a key catchment area of our students and staff and visitors to the university campuses. If TfGM was to change the route impacting users, the University would be consulted on this to ensure our students and staff remained supported. The agreement allows for easier scalability in that TfGM provide the service that can match our semester schedules or special events without requiring additional time or resources from both sides to deliver this. By working with a provider who already runs the bus service allows the university to avoid high costs of owning, maintain and staffing its own fleet, or incurring other charges and the provider can offer discounted rate for consistent high volume service. TfGM have trained staff, maintenance infrastructure and operational expertise ensuring a safe and reliable transportation, and with the route already being a wider route, no administrative burdens on the university to manage the route with planning, scheduling or fleet maintenance without the UoS having to put anything in place. As part of our goals to support being sustainable in the local area, we wanted to support having less vehicles on the road and this service using existing networks, supports the ease of traffic and congestion, and hopefully encourages more public transit use from student and staff as they become more aware of the wider TfGM network. TfGM can provide monthly reports based on audits and data analysis to ensure logging and tracking accuracy.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056522
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042621-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

34121100 - Public-service buses

60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£264,600 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jun 20257 months ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement-finance@salford.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SALFORD
Postcode
M5 4WT
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Salford
Electoral Ward
Ordsall
Westminster Constituency
Salford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER

Further Information

Notice Documents

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