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Cross-Channel Transport Services

Home Office

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

10 Aug 2026 at 15:31

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

15 May 2026 at 15:18

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

17 Feb 2026 at 15:26

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office procured cross-Channel coach transport services for its staff and for people and luggage following vehicle seizure. The core service covers coach journeys between Folkestone and Calais, together with short-notice transport from Coquelles to Folkestone. Vehicles must provide suitable seating capacity and accessibility features. The service also includes qualified, vetted and trained drivers and operational staff, contingency and resilience arrangements, and compliance with transport, health and safety and safeguarding legislation. This is a passenger transport service, classified under CPV 60170000 for hiring passenger transport vehicles with drivers. Delivery is centred on Folkestone, Calais and Coquelles, with the wider delivery address recorded as the United Kingdom. The contracting authority and buyer is the Home Office, a central government department.

The procurement has been awarded following a completed open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. One lot was awarded to Bayliss Executive Travel Ltd on 10 August 2026 for £1,706,000 excluding VAT (£2,047,200 including VAT). The awarded contract period is 1 September 2026 to 25 November 2029, with two optional 12-month extensions available; the maximum extent date is 30 November 2031. The original lot estimate was £2,200,000 excluding VAT (£2,640,000 including VAT). Seven bids reached the final stage, all from SMEs. Bids were evaluated on quality at 60% and price at 40%. The procurement was above the relevant threshold, and the scheduled contract-signature date was 24 August 2026. Electronic submissions in English were allowed, with a non-disclosure agreement required before access to tender documents.

This award demonstrates a sustained requirement for reliable coach operations supporting Home Office activity across the Channel, including planned staff movements and urgent vehicle-seizure transfers. A credible future competitor would need suitable passenger vehicles, sufficient seating and accessibility provision, and the operational capacity to respond at short notice between Folkestone, Calais and Coquelles. It would also need drivers and support staff with the required qualifications, vetting and training, backed by effective scheduling, dispatch and cross-border operating arrangements. Resilience and contingency planning are central to the requirement, so suppliers should be able to maintain service continuity when vehicles, routes or operating conditions change. Strong evidence of transport compliance, safeguarding, health and safety management and dependable performance would support a competitive offer. The award also shows that an SME was capable of winning this central-government service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cross-Channel Transport Services

Notice Description

The indicative scope includes, but is not limited to: Provision of coach services between Folkestone and Calais suitable for the safe transport of Home Office staff, including appropriate seating capacity and accessibility features. Provision of short notice transport from Coquelles to Folkestone for individuals and their luggage following vehicle seizure. Drivers and operational staff with relevant qualifications, vetting and training Contingency and resilience arrangements to support service reliability Compliance with all applicable transport, health and safety, and safeguarding legislation

Planning Information

The Authority is initially asking the supply market to complete a questionnaire to assist in reaching key decisions about a prospective procurement. Further engagement with participating suppliers may be considered following review of responses. The objectives of this Market Engagement include, but are not limited to: • Understanding the maturity and capacity of the coach transport supply market • Exploring different delivery and operating models • Informing specification development and contract structure • Understanding cost drivers and commercial risks • Designing a proportionate and competitive procurement process This procurement will be managed electronically via the Home Office’s eSourcing Portal (JAGGAER). To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the eSourcing Portal. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Portal, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com by following the link ‘To register click here’. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Portal, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by sending an email to the following address: borderforceprocurementteam@homeoffice.gov.uk . Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The email will be processed and access will be granted to the procurement online via the eSourcing Portal. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Portal please contact the JAGGAER Supplier Helpdesk at customersupport@jaggaer.com or 0800 069 8630 (0800 - 1800hrs). Indicative Timeline – subject to change Market Engagement Notice 17th February 2026 Non-Disclosure Agreements issued to registered suppliers 3rd March 2026 Deadline for NDA returns and Questionnaires Issued 10th March 2026 Deadline for Questionnaire returns 31st March 2026 Optional Supplier Engagement (e.g. virtual sessions) April 2026 ITT Release May 2026 Contract Award June 2026 Service Commencement Nov 2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-065658
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075836-2026
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

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,200,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,706,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
1 May 2026Expired
Award Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 25 Nov 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Home Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Bayliss Executive Travel Ltd

Further Information

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