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Published 23 May 2025, 13:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Coach and Minibus Services

Official notice

Authority: University of East Anglia (Education)

Framework agreementServicesBelow threshold
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 1 Feb 2030 · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UEA is going to market for coach & minibus services for various transport operations, covering student placements, sports team fixtures, staff journeys alongside other ad hoc requirements

CPV: Road transport services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Feb 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2030 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Coach and Minibus Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 13:26 BST
Last source update
3 Sept 2025, 08:44 BST
Authority reference
PURCON 5028
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053362
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Road transport services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052284 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 13:26 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 08:44 BST
  3. Tender notice expected357 days ago
    1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts266 days ago
    1 Feb 2026

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 13:26 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 08:44 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000651 · GB-PPON: PCCY-8551-ZNDY Norwich Research Park, Norwich, East of England, NR4 7TJContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender