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Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for a Coach Service for 2027/28 academic year onwards

Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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16 Jun 2026 at 12:07

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning a procurement process for a coach service contract aimed at serving students starting in the 2027 academic year for potentially up to four years. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, and the contract pertains to the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers. It involves four weekday return journeys from specific locations in the United Kingdom (W6 8RF to KT16 0PZ). A pre-market engagement questionnaire has been issued with an expression of interest deadline set for 30th June 2026. This preliminary engagement aims to gather insights from suppliers to develop the Authority's requirements and formulate effective award criteria and contractual terms.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses engaged in providing transport services, especially those specialising in passenger vehicles with drivers. Companies already listed on recognised frameworks and those with previous business relations with the Trust are encouraged to participate in the pre-market engagement phase. Additionally, the opportunity is available for other suppliers who can demonstrate capability and interest in this market sector. The procurement process is expected to foster growth for businesses by offering a medium-term contract with a well-established public sector institution. Transport service providers capable of managing frequent and reliable schedules over the outlined routes would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for a Coach Service for 2027/28 academic year onwards

Notice Description

Pre-market engagement questionnaire for expressions of interest in being invited to tender for the supply of the Coach Service for Students for Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust from the start of the academic year in 2027 for a period to be decided not exceeding four years. The service will involve four weekday return journeys per week from W6 8RF to KT16 0PZ in the morning and the return trip in the afternoon. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Ashford:-Hire-of-passenger-transport-vehicles-with-driver./T3R24P6E86 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/T3R24P6E86

Planning Information

Pre-market engagement questionnaire for expressions of interest in being invited to tender for the supply of the Coach Service for Students for Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust from the start of the academic year in 2027 for a period to be decided not exceeding four years. Pre-market engagement with the aims and objectives of: (1) developing the Authority’s requirements and approach to the procurement; (2) designing award criteria; (3) identifying suppliers that may be able to supply the goods, services or works required; (4) identifying likely contractual terms; (5) preparing the tender documents; this will help it then to decide the structure of its future requirements, the contract duration appropriate and the most suitable procurement route for its invitation to tender to fulfil its requirements. The Pre-market engagement process: The Authority is issuing an outline of its general requirements for the service alongside a pre-market engagement questionnaire for possible suppliers to express interest in being invited to tender to provide the requirement by answering the questions. The list of suppliers to which the questionnaire is initially addressed includes: •individual supplier companies which are either known to the Authority from previous business, •or listed on one of the two frameworks and appropriate lots identified by the Authority as those under which services of this nature may be procured; and •expressions of interest will be accepted if other suppliers wish to respond to the Pre-Market Engagement Notice. For suppliers awarded to the framework called Passenger Transport Services Lot 5 the procurement body (The Procurement Partnership Limited (TPPL)) which established that framework has offered to conduct the preliminary engagement for the Authority as an RFI within this premarket engagement and accordingly the questionnaire will be issued to those suppliers by TPPL and answers from them will be collated for the Authority by TPPL. For all other suppliers replies to the questionnaire must be submitted directly via Delta to the Authority.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ce
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056591-2026
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jun 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Jun 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Sep 2027 - 26 May 2028 6-12 months
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
Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ASHFORD
Postcode
TW15 3AA
Postcode Area
Twickenham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
TLI London, TLJ25 West Surrey
Local Authority
Spelthorne
Electoral Ward
Ashford North and Stanwell South
Westminster Constituency
Spelthorne

Further Information

Notice Documents

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