--- title: "Future Opportunity/Early Engagement -Provision of a College Bus Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a0dad641-124d-4fcf-875e-9e3bfd9fb5a0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a0dad641-124d-4fcf-875e-9e3bfd9fb5a0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a0dad641-124d-4fcf-875e-9e3bfd9fb5a0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a0dad641-124d-4fcf-875e-9e3bfd9fb5a0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON" published: "2017-02-20" --- # Future Opportunity/Early Engagement -Provision of a College Bus Service Buyer: ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a0dad641-124d-4fcf-875e-9e3bfd9fb5a0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a0dad641-124d-4fcf-875e-9e3bfd9fb5a0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a0dad641-124d-4fcf-875e-9e3bfd9fb5a0.json) ## Summary The Royal Holloway University of London is currently in the planning stage for a tender titled "Future Opportunity/Early Engagement - Provision of a College Bus Service." This procurement process is aimed at securing a new contract for college bus services, as the existing contract is set to expire in September 2017. The opportunity falls within the public road transport services industry, specifically located in Egham, South East England. Interested parties should note that the deadline for submitting expressions of interest is 9:00 hours on 3rd March 2017, and further details can be found within the engagement documents. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for transport service providers to expand their operations in the education sector, particularly those specialising in public and non-scheduled passenger transport. Businesses that operate bus or minibus services and can manage routes with specific scheduling requirements will be particularly well-suited to compete. The new contract is anticipated to be awarded for an initial five-year term, with options for extensions, which could provide stability and potential growth for the winning bidder in a developing market. ## Notice Royal Holloway University of London's current college bus service contract is due to expire in September 2017. The current contract is comprised of two routes (Route 1 and Route 2), which in 2015/ 2016 provided approximately 85,000 individual journeys to staff and students in and around campus. Route 1 transports staff and students to and from the Egham mainline train station, main campus and a hall of residence 2 miles away (Kingswood). During term time, there are two single decker buses providing this service on a Monday to Friday basis. The frequency of this service is approximately every half hour. At weekends, the frequency of the service is reduced to roughly every hour and is provided by one single decker bus. Regardless of whether the service is during the week or at weekends, the bus runs until 1am at night, to allow for the last train from London Waterloo to Egham Main Line Train Station. For the duration of the Easter and Christmas Vacation, only the reduced "weekend" service operates. Over the summer vacation, Route 1 does not operate at all. In terms of mileages, on Mondays through to Fridays, the Route 1 service covers approximately 200 miles per day. The Route 1 Weekend Service, covers 75.5 miles per day. The main route also stops at public bus stops en route and has some usage as a public service within the scope of the routes served. Route 2 transports mainly staff between Egham Train Station, Main Campus and an off-site location (Huntersdale) 1/2 a mile from main campus. Operating from shortly before 8am to shortly after 6pm, the service does 26 loops every day. The service runs every day, Monday to Friday. The service covers approximately 54.71 miles per day and is provided by a minibus. There are specific days during the year when one or both of the two routes shall not be in operation. These days are Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Eve, New Years Day and Bank Holidays. University requirements may change or increase over the next few years, as development continues in respect of campus and student residences. The current contract value is approximately PS155,000 net per year. The new contract shall be for an initial five years with an option to extend for two 12 month periods to a maximum of 7 years. Further details relating to this opportunity including timescales and where to apply can be found elsewhere within this notice Additional information: Expressions of interest should not exceed 4 pages of A4, and should be sent to procurement@rhul.ac.uk using COLLEGE BUS SERVICE in the correspondence title The deadline for expressions of interest is 0900hrs 3rd March 2017. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82eda158-1503-49ee-b8f6-dfdf9aaef915 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Feb 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON | | Locality | EGHAM | | Post town | Twickenham | | Postcode | TW20 0EX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey | | Local authority | Runnymede | | Electoral ward | Englefield Green East | | Westminster constituency | Windsor | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60112000 - Public road transport services - 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport - 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ## Release History - 20 Feb 2017 at 14:38 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82eda158-1503-49ee-b8f6-dfdf9aaef915 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82eda158-1503-49ee-b8f6-dfdf9aaef915 20th February 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8222ffcb-ce59-4799-95b4-abcbc5f6abc9 Further Details of Future Opportunity for College Bus Service - https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/staff/campus-life/getting-around/taking-a-bus-to-work.aspx RHUL Bus Timetables ## Notice URLs - http://www.rhul.ac.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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