Notice Information
Notice Title
Oxford Brookes University Bus Tickets
Notice Description
Pre-Market Engagement relating to the forthcoming procurement opportunity for bulk bus ticketing for Oxford Brookes University students and staff. Bus routes will need to service routes into Oxford Brookes locations from Oxford City and the surrounding areas.
Planning Information
Please follow the information as laid out in the document titled, "Pre-Market Engagement: Oxford Brookes University Bus Tickets." Suppliers must complete pre-market engagement form within the Delta portal in order to take part in any pre-market engagement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d596
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021027-2026
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60112000 - Public road transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 18 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2029 3-4 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
- OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- OXFORD
- Postcode
- OX3 0BP
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Oxford
- Electoral Ward
- Churchill
- Westminster Constituency
- Oxford East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021027-2026
9th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021025-2026
9th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071587-2025
6th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069101-2025
28th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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