Planning

BU082025 Bus and Coach Travel

PRIFYSGOL BANGOR / BANGOR UNIVERSITY

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Planning

22 Sep 2025 at 08:36

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University is planning a procurement process for bus and coach travel services, titled "BU082025 Bus and Coach Travel". This procurement falls under the services category and is located in the UK region identified as UKL12. The engagement phase of this process involves a pre-market engagement questionnaire, which suppliers must submit by the deadline of 6th October 2025. The procurement procedure is still in the planning stage, and a preliminary market engagement notice has been published to gather feedback that may inform the final tender specification. The planned contract period begins on 1st January 2026 and ends on 31st December 2028, with a potential extension to 31st December 2029.

This tender offers business growth opportunities, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as the contracting authority anticipates the procurement being suitable for such businesses. Companies specialising in the hire of buses and coaches with drivers can significantly benefit by participating in this engagement and potentially influencing the specification to align with their service offerings. The total estimated contract value is approximately £430,000, providing substantial business potential for suppliers adept at meeting the University’s requirements for student field trips, promotional bookings, and other travel-related services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BU082025 Bus and Coach Travel

Notice Description

Procurement: Bangor University is seeking to conduct a procurement to establish a contract (initially 2 years with an optional 12 month extension) for bus and coach travel services. Coverage: Following an internal assessment, Bangor University has identified its usage of bus and coach travel for the facilitating of student field trips, as well as promotional bookings and other University- wide requirements for in-scope services. Preliminary Market Engagement: The tender specification and associated tender documentation is currently under development for this procurement. The University is publishing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek the views and opinions of organisation which may be interested in delivering services. For the avoidance of doubt, this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to seek feedback from the market that may inform the final specification and/or any procurement approach to the services. Timescale: The Contracting Authority will complete its pre-market engagement exercise on 6th October 2025. Additional Information: The Authority anticipates the procurement to be suitable for SMEs. Please note the estimated total value set out in this notice is subject to changing course information & budget availability and the associated tender documentation for this opportunity will contain more specific information. CPV Code 60172000

Planning Information

Bangor University is using a pre-market engagement questionnaire to conduct pre-market engagement. Suppliers can request a copy of the questionnaire by contacting c.lone@bangor.ac.uk . Pre-market engagement activity is planned to cease on 6th October 2025 and all suppliers wishing to respond to this exercise must send their responses back to c.lone@bangor.ac.uk by the end of this day (23:59pm)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059eb1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058344-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£344,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PRIFYSGOL BANGOR / BANGOR UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Mel Lone
Contact Email
c.lone@bangor.ac.uk
Contact Phone
01248382832

Buyer Location

Locality
BANGOR
Postcode
LL57 2TR
Post Town
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL32 Gwynedd
Delivery Location
TLL12 Gwynedd
Local Authority
Gwynedd
Electoral Ward
Glyder
Westminster Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy

Further Information

Notice Documents

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