Notice Information
Notice Title
The College Merthyr Tydfil Bus Service from Brecon to Merthyr Tydfil
Notice Description
The College Merthyr Tydfil is seeking tender submissions from companies who may be interested in running a daily bus service between the college and Brecon Town Centre, departing Brecon Town Centre station at 8am every morning and returning from the bus stop outside the college at 4pm every afternoon. It is intended that this service will operate during term times from Monday 5th January 2026 up until Friday 26th June 2026.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=158672.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. This notice has been sent as a region specific notice. If you did not receive an alert about this you are not based in the specific region selected by the buying authority. Questions on why this was sent as a region specific notice should be sent to the buying authority.(WA Ref:158672)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-kuma6s-158672
- Publication Source
- Sell2Wales
- Latest Notice
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=158672
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- 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
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Not Specified
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE COLLEGE MERTHYR TYDFIL
- Contact Name
- Michelle Tawton
- Contact Email
- procurement@merthyr.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1685726000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MERTHYR TYDFIL
- Postcode
- CF48 1AR
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Electoral Ward
- Cyfarthfa
- Westminster Constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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