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title: "Coach Hire for Student Open Days"
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# Coach Hire for Student Open Days

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/coach-hire-for-student-open-days-ocds-h6vhtk-05de92). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Exeter: "Coach Hire for Student Open Days". Published status: complete. Published Value: £160,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Exeter](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-exeter-urn-133817)
- **Published Value:** £160,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of buses and coaches with driver
- **Delivery Location:** UKK4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £102,885 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/coach-hire-for-student-open-days-ocds-h6vhtk-05de92#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05de92`

## 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/coach-hire-for-student-open-days-ocds-h6vhtk-05de92#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D99858%26B%3D)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/coach-hire-for-student-open-days-ocds-h6vhtk-05de92#participate

## Description
The University of Exeter hosts a series of Open Days each year to allow prospective students and their guests to visit the campus, meet staff and students, and experience university life. These events are a key part of the University’s student recruitment activities and attract large numbers of visitors from across the UK. To support the smooth running of these events, the University requires a reliable and professional coach hire service to transport prospective students and guests between key locations, including Streatham and St Luke’s Campus, Exeter St David’s Train Station and Westpoint Arena. The appointed supplier(s) will play an important role in ensuring that visitors have a positive and safe experience when attending Open Days. This tender seeks to establish a contract with a reputable coach provider who can deliver a high-quality, flexible, and cost-effective transport service aligned with the University’s standards of customer service, safety, and sustainability.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60172000

- **Estimated Value:** £160,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/01/2026 to 12/01/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Linden Holdings (Devon) LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12063`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** UOE/2025/074/CH - Hire of Coaches for Student Open Days (active)
  - Signed Value: £102,885
  - Signed Date: 18/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F072743-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-12T10:00:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T07:21:38.327Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05de92