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Campus Shuttle Bus Service
Authority: University of Kent
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe main purpose of this Contract is for the provision of a shuttle bus service operating between the University's two main campuses that are Canterbury and Medway.
This service operates during the academic term times and is for the students and staff of the University of Kent.
This service provision may be extended to other partnering Universities in the future, in the Canterbury and Medway geographical area (subject to further discussion and negotiation with the successful Contractor).
The Service Provider must hold a valid Public Service Operators Licence and provide suitable coaches with competent and trained drivers to operate this service.
The Service shall consist of suitably sized coaches to run concurrently from each campus daily operating a day, evening and weekend service accommodating the booking demands for every journey. (The present service consists of two 29 seater coaches and a 52 seater operating as and when the demand requires).
The Service Provider is expected to be proactive in monitoring the demand times and to be flexible in the supply of service by accommodating the peak demand times with a larger vehicle when necessary.
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Buyer reference
- 20240307103957-97209
- Category
- Services
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Tender deadline
- Procurement method
- Open
- Additional classifications 1: Reference
- 60000000
- Additional classifications 1: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 1: Description
- Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- Additional classifications 2: Reference
- 60130000
- Additional classifications 2: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 2: Description
- Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- Additional classifications 3: Reference
- 60100000
- Additional classifications 3: Scheme
- CPV
- Additional classifications 3: Description
- Road transport services
- Tender contract period: Start date
- Tender contract period: End date
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- CT2 7NY; British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom
Key dates
Published dates- Award decision8 Jan 2024
- Contract starts15 Jan 2024
- Notice published7 Mar 2024
- Contract ends19 Jun 2028
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- University of KentContracting authority
Suppliers named on the notice
- Zeelo LtdSupplier
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-15929d6b-5cdf-4968-baa0-2ec7960a126f-2024-03-07T10:40:02Z
- Published
- 7 Mar 2024
- Latest update
- 7 Mar 2024
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-15929d6b-5cdf-4968-baa0-2ec7960a126f
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-15929d6b-5cdf-4968-baa0-2ec7960a126f-1