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# Bus Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-02bd11). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Bedfordshire: "Bus Tender". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Bedfordshire](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-bedfordshire-urn-133841)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 July 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of buses and coaches with driver
- **Delivery Location:** UKH, UKH2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £517,334 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-02bd11#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02bd11`

## 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-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-02bd11#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofbedfordshire%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-02bd11#participate

## Description
The University is seeking to appoint one or more transport operators to provide inter-campus shuttle buses, for our Luton and Bedford sites.
The services are not run commercially but are free for all students and visitors to theUniversity of Bedfordshire on production of their staff or student ID card or visitor pass. We may later introduce a token charge and/or seek to have it registered as a public service.
Lot 1 Luton Shuttle Bus Service
Lot 2 Bedford Shuttle Bus Service
It is a mandatory requirement that the supplier must operate locally to the University as additional buses may be required within an hour's notice.
This contract is for a maximum of 5 years with yearly break clauses.
The University reserves the right not to continue the service at each yearly break clause.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Luton Shuttle Bus Service
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60172000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** The University is seeking to appoint one or more transport operators to provide inter-campus
shuttle buses, for our Luton and Bedford sites.
The services are not run commercially but are free for all students and visitors to the
University of Bedford...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Bedford Shuttle Bus Service
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60172000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** Bus Service - Bedford Campus

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Bus Tender (active)
  - Award id: `023292-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Grant Palmer Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-28775`
  - Value: £517,334 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Bus Tender (active)
  - Signed Value: £517,334
  - Signed Date: 19/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023292-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-20T10:45:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T15:32:09.079Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02bd11