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BU082025- Bus & Coach Hire Services

Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

27 Aug 2026 at 12:29

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

17 Jul 2026 at 15:34

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

22 Jun 2026 at 11:10

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

22 Sep 2025 at 09:36

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bangor University is procuring bus, coach and executive coach hire services, each supplied with a driver, to meet its ongoing passenger transport needs. The services support university activities including open days, field trips and airport transfers. Vehicles and drivers must provide reliable, accessible transport and be suitable for access to the university’s specified sites. Pick-up and drop-off locations include the university campuses in Bangor, Menai Bridge and Wrexham, together with other locations across North Wales. The requirement covers transport services, including buses and coaches (CPV 60000000 and 34121000). One supplier is intended to provide the complete requirement for the university.

This procurement has been awarded to Clynnog & Trefor, an SME, following an open procedure. The award was made on 26 August 2026 and covers one lot. The awarded value is £458,334 excluding VAT, or £550,000 including VAT. The contract period is 10 September 2026 to 9 September 2029, with two optional 12-month extensions available until 9 September 2031. Three bids were received and two reached the final stage, both from SMEs. Evaluation used price weighted at 45% and technical quality at 55%. A standstill period runs until 8 September 2026, with contract signature scheduled for 10 September 2026. Bids could be submitted electronically in Welsh or English.

This award demonstrates recurring demand from Bangor University for managed passenger transport across North Wales, delivered through a sole-supplier arrangement. A credible future competitor would need an established bus and coach operation, appropriately qualified drivers and vehicles that can access university campuses and other specified sites. The required fleet scale is substantial: capacity must include at least three super coaches with 70 or more seats, five standard coaches with 40 or more seats, and four executive coaches with 25 or more seats. Suppliers should also be able to provide accessible, compliant vehicles for individual journeys and support varied operational requirements such as open days, field trips and airport transfers. Technical quality carried more weight than price in the evaluation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BU082025- Bus & Coach Hire Services

Notice Description

Bangor University has completed a tender for suitably qualified suppliers for the provision of bus, coach and executive coach hire services, all with a driver, to meet the University's ongoing transport requirements. These services will support a range of activities including, but not limited to, open days, field trips, and airport transfers. Pickup and drop-off locations will be across Bangor University campuses in Bangor, Menai Bridge, and Wrexham as well as other locations across North Wales. The primary objective of the Contract is to ensure the reliable delivery of passenger transport services through the provision of accessible vehicles and suitably qualified drivers, with all vehicles fully compliant and appropriate for access to all specified University sites. The University intends to award a sole supplier for this contract. Page 2 to 6 Required Vehicle Capabilities: The operator must be able to supply, as a minimum, the following vehicle categories upon request: 3+ Super Coaches High capacity vehicles accommodating 70 or more seats coaches with driver for one occasion/trip. 5+ Standard Coaches Vehicles accommodating 40 or more seat coaches with driver for one occasion/trip. 4+ Executive Travel Coaches Higher specification vehicles accommodating 25 or more seat coaches with driver for one occasion/trip.

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/081725-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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

34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons

34121000 - Buses and coaches

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£458,334 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£458,334 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£458,334 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
21 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
15 Jul 2026Expired
Award Date
26 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
10 Sep 2026 - 9 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2031-07-01

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BANGOR
Postcode
LL57 2TR
Postcode Area
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL32 Gwynedd
Delivery Location
TLL11 Isle of Anglesey, TLL12 Gwynedd, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham
Local Authority
Gwynedd
Electoral Ward
Glyder
Westminster Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Clynnog & Trefor

Further Information

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