Notice Information
Notice Title
STH Shuttle Bus Service
Notice Description
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a reliable and efficient provider for the provision of Shuttle Bus Services for Transport Across Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Sites. Interested suppliers are invited to review the documents and respond as outlined.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The initial contract term shall be 5 years with the potential for 2(1+1) Years in Contract extension.
Planning Information
Sheffield Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) for the purpose of engaging with the market in order to inform the further development of draft proposals for STH Shuttle Bus Services. The objective of this RFI is to: • Gather information to support the definition of the project scope and objectives • Understand supplier capabilities • Assess market conditions, trends and innovations • Determine pricing structures • Exploring technical solutions • Assessing potential risks
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0569fe
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024846-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,900,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,900,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 15 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S10 2JF
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- TLE32 Sheffield
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- Broomhill and Sharrow Vale
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024846-2026
18th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020375-2026
6th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020368-2026
6th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044689-2025
31st July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044660-2025
31st July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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