Official UK procurement notice
Cross-Channel Transport Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe indicative scope includes, but is not limited to:
Provision of coach services between Folkestone and Calais suitable for the safe transport of Home Office staff, including appropriate seating capacity and accessibility features.
Provision of short notice transport from Coquelles to Folkestone for individuals and their luggage following vehicle seizure.
Drivers and operational staff with relevant qualifications, vetting and training
Contingency and resilience arrangements to support service reliability
Compliance with all applicable transport, health and safety, and safeguarding legislation
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,200,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Feb 2026, 15:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 16:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
Project_20131- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044999- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065658Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Buyer wishes to run an Open process under the Procurement Act 2023 for Cross Channel Transport Services.
Prior to the release of tender documentation, tenderers will be required to sign an un-edited version (except for where information has been requested) of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), of this procurement and upload onto the Home Office e-sourcing portal. The NDA can be downloaded from the Home Office e-sourcing portal.
If you have not yet registered on the e-sourcing portal, please do so at:
by following the link.
Please note that to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation that you are registering , which would be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
Once you have registered on the e-sourcing portal, please search for the following project information:-
project_20131 Cross-Channel Transport Services
itt_1858- NDA Cross-Channel Transport Services
once a signed NDA has been received tenderes will be added to the tender event, homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com ↗
Timeline
17 Feb 2026 → 5 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published246 days ago17 Feb 2026, 15:26 GMT
- Market engagement204 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
The Authority is initially asking the supply market to complete a questionnaire to assist in reaching key decisions about a prospective procurement. Further engagement with participating suppliers may be considered following review of responses.
The objectives of this Market Engagement include, but are not limited to:
- Understanding the maturity and capacity of the coach transport supply market
- Exploring different delivery and operating models
- Informing specification development and contract structure
- Understanding cost drivers and commercial risks
- Designing a proportionate and competitive procurement process
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Home Office’s eSourcing Portal (JAGGAER). To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the eSourcing Portal.
If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Portal, this can be done online at homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com ↗ by following the link ‘To register click here’. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
Once you have registered on the eSourcing Portal, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by sending an email to the following address: [email protected] .
Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The email will be processed and access will be granted to the procurement online via the eSourcing Portal. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Portal please contact the JAGGAER Supplier Helpdesk at [email protected] or 0800 069 8630 (0800 - 1800hrs).
Indicative Timeline – subject to change
Market Engagement Notice 17th February 2026
Non-Disclosure Agreements issued to registered suppliers 3rd March 2026
Deadline for NDA returns and Questionnaires Issued 10th March 2026
Deadline for Questionnaire returns 31st March 2026
Optional Supplier Engagement (e.g. virtual sessions) April 2026
ITT Release May 2026
Contract Award June 2026
Service Commencement Nov 2026
- Next notice expected173 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published159 days ago15 May 2026, 15:18 BST
- Clarification questions by149 days ago26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline135 days ago9 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by89 days ago24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent73 days ago10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago31 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published16 days ago5 Oct 2026, 16:14 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Feb 2026, 15:26 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published15 May 2026, 15:18 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £2,200,00015 May 2026, 15:18 BST
- Status changed to active15 May 2026, 15:18 BST
- Procurement method changed15 May 2026, 15:18 BST
- Deadline published: 9 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST15 May 2026, 15:18 BST
- Contract award notice published10 Aug 2026, 15:31 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Aug 2026, 15:31 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Oct 2026, 16:14 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 17 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayliss Executive Travel LimitedSMEproject_20131 - Cross-Channel Transport Services1 Sept 2026 – 25 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2031Extensions: Two 12 month extensions to be available, if agreed. | £1,706,000 | 10 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Bayliss Executive Travel LimitedSME | £1,700,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Bayliss Executive Travel LimitedSME
- Signed
- 7 Sept 2026
- Value
- £1,700,000
- Period
- 23 Nov 2026 – 25 Nov 2029 · up to 25 Nov 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two twelve month exentions are avilable to use
2 agreed KPIs: Delivery Standards · Delivery Standards
- Delivery Standards, he vehicle must be at its designated destination on time and as specified within the timetable, and/or as notified from time to time by the Authority.
- Delivery Standards, Attendance within 1 hour and half of notification at the relevant Eurotunnel Site in Coquelles, (France) for groups of sixteen (16) or less person(s) where service delivery or vehicles are already based in France.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bayliss Executive TravelAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Redacted contract
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender