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title: "Bus and Coach Hire with driver"
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# Bus and Coach Hire with driver

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-and-coach-hire-with-driver-ocds-h6vhtk-035ac7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Sunderland: "Bus and Coach Hire with driver". Published status: complete. Published Value: £900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Sunderland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sunderland-urn-133881)
- **Published Value:** £900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 September 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of buses and coaches with driver
- **Delivery Location:** UKC23, UKI42
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £900,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-and-coach-hire-with-driver-ocds-h6vhtk-035ac7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-035ac7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-and-coach-hire-with-driver-ocds-h6vhtk-035ac7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofsunderland%2Faspx%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-and-coach-hire-with-driver-ocds-h6vhtk-035ac7#participate

## Description
The University of Sunderland and its subsidiaries are looking to engage with a one stop shop supplier for its Bus and Coach hire with driver requirements from approximately October 2022 to October 2025 (with up to 2 x 1 year extensions taking it to a possible October 2027 contract). The overall contract value is estimated at GBP £900,000 over 5 years’ (the maximum contract length) i.e. GBP £180,000 per annum (excluding VAT where applicable) - note there are no guarantees on spend levels. We also reserve the right to spend an additional 50% of the original anticipated spend, subject to changes to requirements across the University for the duration of the award.Our coach and bus requirements vary throughout the year and in the past have included various student sports team journeys, school visits to and from our Sunderland campuses, open-day shuttle buses across the campuses, airport collections, various student trips across the North-East and beyond (including for example London)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60172000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £900,000
- **Description:** The University of Sunderland and its subsidiaries are looking to engage with a one stop shop supplier for its Bus & Coach hire with driver requirements, from approximately October 2022 to October 2025 (with up to 2 x 1 year extensions taking it to a ...
- **Contract Period:** 17/10/2022 to 17/10/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Bus and Coch hire with driver (active)
  - Award id: `028719-2022-bus and coach hire with driver-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Jim Hughes Coaches Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-65753`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Bus and Coch hire with driver (active)
  - Signed Value: £900,000
  - Signed Date: 10/10/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028719-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-10-12T14:10:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T02:27:12.859Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-035ac7