Notice Information
Notice Title
Minibus & Coach Hire with Driver Framework
Notice Description
This opportunity is for transport operators to be part of a framework agreement of minibus and coach hire service with drivers.
Lot Information
Minibus hire with driver with capacity of up to 22 passengers
Lot 1 - Minibus hire with driver with capacity of up to 22 passengers
Coach hire (single decker) with driver with capacity of up to 60 passengersLot 2 - Coach hire (single decker) with driver with capacity of up to 60 passengers
Airport Arrivals Transfer Service with driver and capacity of up to 60 passengers and luggage.Lot 3 - Airport Arrivals Transfer Service with driver and capacity of up to 60 passengers and luggage.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058f09
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072775-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
34114400 - Minibuses
34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
34121000 - Buses and coaches
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Nov 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Nov 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CANTERBURY
- Postcode
- CT2 7NZ
- Post Town
- Canterbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ44 East Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ4 Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Canterbury
- Electoral Ward
- Barton
- Westminster Constituency
- Canterbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072775-2025
11th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051791-2025
28th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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