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# Coach Management System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/coach-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04376d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Transport for London: "Coach Management System". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Transport for London](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-london-GB-COH-06745516)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Desktop communications software package, IT software package, Information systems and servers, Scheduling and productivity software package, Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04376d`

## 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-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04376d#tl-md)

## Description
Victoria Coach Station Limited (VCSL) is a subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL). The primary role of the company is to provide coach departure and arrivals facilities for commercial coach operators and coach passengers travelling to UK, Europe alongside other domestic tourist services. 
Victoria Coach Station (VCS) is the main coach hub within London, with additional locations across London that see coach departure and arrival activity. The service includes providing arrival and departure information to passengers alongside ticket sales and luggage storage facilities. It is also charged with the provision of a safe and comfortable environment for Coach Operator staffing teams, coach passengers and members of the public using its facilities. The station also provides an accessible coach service for passengers requiring additional help and assistance accessing services.
The coaches management team based at Victoria Coach Station collaborate with the coach industry operators and receive their departure and arrivals schedules, combining those schedules into one main schedule that details the day to day service activity through the station. VCS derives its revenue from charging Coach Operators for using its services, with tariffs varying depending on service required and additional factors, These tariffs are used to drive income and value for TfL.  It operates a 24-hour operation every day of the year, from a split site setup of approx. 3.3acres. 
VCS currently manages service that run throughout UK and Europe including domestic tour operations through 16 main coach operators. It is the largest coach station facility in Europe, servicing approximately;
- 220,000 coach departures & 220,000 coach arrivals
- Circa 20m passenger throughput

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 48330000, 48511000, 48517000, 48800000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Victoria Coach Station (VCS) are seeking to replace the current system that operates the service booking, coach operator schedule planning, invoicing and customer information display system that is in place. The new solution is required to support th...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003803-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-06T09:22:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:57:59.145Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04376d