--- title: "PROVISION OF COACH & DRIVER HIRE SERVICES" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8fd90f8f-9bbd-44f3-84d4-91d2fca1436d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8fd90f8f-9bbd-44f3-84d4-91d2fca1436d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8fd90f8f-9bbd-44f3-84d4-91d2fca1436d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8fd90f8f-9bbd-44f3-84d4-91d2fca1436d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE" published: "2017-06-21" --- # PROVISION OF COACH & DRIVER HIRE SERVICES Buyer: METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8fd90f8f-9bbd-44f3-84d4-91d2fca1436d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8fd90f8f-9bbd-44f3-84d4-91d2fca1436d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8fd90f8f-9bbd-44f3-84d4-91d2fca1436d.json) ## Summary The Metropolitan Police Service is currently conducting a tender for the Provision of Coach and Driver Hire Services. The procurement, classified under the services category with a focus on coaches (CPV code: 34121500), is located in London and follows an open procedure. Interested parties must submit their tenders by 24 July 2017, with the contract expected to commence on 1 October 2017 and run until 31 March 2019. This initiative includes a varying range of services, particularly during key events such as Trooping the Colour and the Notting Hill Carnival, necessitating a diverse fleet of vehicles including coaches and minibuses. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in transport and logistics, particularly those that can provide coach and driver services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will find this procurement process particularly suitable for their participation, as it encourages competitive bidding from capable contractors. Businesses that excel in managing transport for large events and have experience of working with public sector clients may have a competitive edge in successfully securing this contract. ## Notice The MPS is seeking to award a contract following a tendering process to a suitably capable Contractor for the Provision of Coach and Driver services for a term for 18 months. The MPS require the Contractor to co-ordinate and manage the provision of Coach Hire Services for use by the MPS in support of operational policing. The range of services may vary during the life of the contract. The current requirement to arrange coach transportation is dependent on the level of operational policing commitments which do not follow a set pattern. The typical sizes of vehicles are coaches and minibuses. There are several known peak periods each year when there is a requirement for coach hire, these periods include: * Trooping the Colour * State Opening of Parliament * Notting Hill Carnival * New Year's Eve Celebrations * Other State Occasions e.g. State Visits The MPS require vehicles to support policing operations, which are generally pre-planned events but vary in nature and scope. The range of vehicles required will include sixteen (16), twenty-nine (29), fifty-three (53) and seventy-four seated coaches, usually single decked. For full details of the specification of requirements please see the Invitation to Tender documents published via EU Supply web portal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ebcbc82a-e816-4a78-9fec-e9f72bd3b113 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Jun 2017 | | Submission deadline | 24 Jul 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2017 - 31 Mar 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE | | Locality | EARLS COURT | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW6 1TR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham | | Local authority | Hammersmith and Fulham | | Electoral ward | West Kensington | | Westminster constituency | Chelsea and Fulham | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 34121500 - Coaches - 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver ## Release History - 21 Jun 2017 at 12:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ebcbc82a-e816-4a78-9fec-e9f72bd3b113 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ebcbc82a-e816-4a78-9fec-e9f72bd3b113 21st June 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=20293&B=BLUELIGHT Please see Invitation to Tender documents published via EU Supply web portal. - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/40396 Please see Invitation to Tender documents published via EU Supply web portal. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8fd90f8f-9bbd-44f3-84d4-91d2fca1436d. 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