Official UK procurement notice
CSKL & TPPL Bus Framework 2025
Authority: Connect2Framework for Umbrella Company Services to the Public Sector (Public body)·On behalf of: The Procurement Partnership Limited
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCSKL and TPPL invited tenders for organisations to participate in a 48-month closed Framework for the supply of buses and passenger transport services across the UK. Buses and coaches to be supplied shall include, but are not limited to, chassis (converted and unconverted), van conversions, and coach built. Buses and coaches available shall be for any range/number of seats and with any required fuel type (e.g. petrol, diesel, biodiesel, HVO, electric, hydrogen) and drivetrain.
In relation to provision of community and/or passenger transport services. Contracts awarded under the framework are expected to be for the provision to carry 9 or more passengers. Vehicles used in the provision of services to include minibuses, buses and coaches. Wheelchair accessible variants will be required. Passenger assistants/escorts may be required by Contacting Authorities for some services under lot 5.
The estimated total framework value is £360million inc. VAT. For the purposes of the required notices this value has been apportioned to the different lots, however, as per the original tender notice the intention is for Framework lot values to be shared with other lots on the framework if necessary.
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CPV: Buses and coaches · Chassis · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Minibuses · Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons · Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons · Road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 15 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 35 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 17 Dec 2025
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
1% of call-off value · Lots 1 - 4 fee is 1%, for Lot 5 the fee is 1.25%. Full details provided within the procurement documents, in particular clause 10 of the framework agreement.
Member Rebate – Supporting Carbon Reduction:
To support Contracting Authorities with the additional investment required when acquiring Full Battery Electric and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric vehicles with 8 or more passenger seats (not including electric/internal combustion hybrids, mild hybrids or internal combustion engine vehicles), 25% (equating to 0.25% of the total Capital Cost) of the framework fee generated under Lots 1 - 4 shall be disbursed by the Agent back to the Contracting Authority that has purchased said Vehicle(s) using this Framework.
Who may buy through it
CSKL is a Centralised Procurement Authority as defined in the Act. This Framework is intended for use by Contracting Authorities throughout the United Kingdom, including but not limited to:
Local Authorities and Combined Authorities
Registered Providers of Social Housing
NHS Bodies and Health Trusts
Educational Institutions (Schools, Colleges, Universities, Academies)
Emergency Services (Police, Fire, Ambulance, Coastguard)
Registered Charities
Non-Departmental Public Bodies
Central Government Departments and their Executive Agencies
Other public sector bodies as defined in Section 2 of the Procurement Act 2023
The framework may also be accessed by other Centralised Procurement Authorities acting on behalf of the above entities.
TPPL are acting as an agent on behalf of CSKL and will undertake activities relating to this Framework, including but not limited to delivery of Competitive Selection Processes and assistance with awards without competition
Published description of the framework
This Framework is intended to be used by Contracting Authorities, who may access without competition between the suppliers. Clause 9.2 of the Framework Agreement details the objective mechanism to award a Call-Off Contract to a Supplier without competition, as per section 45(4) of the Act.
Suppliers will be ranked within each of the Lots of the Framework based on their overall score. However, due to the range of chassis and completed vehicles available within each Lot, the Suppliers are sub-ranked based on the individual chassis or vehicle type that has been listed within the framework cost submission. Therefore, where the 1st ranked Supplier in the Lot has not submitted a price for a given vehicle or chassis the next highest ranked Supplier becomes the first ranked Supplier for that vehicle or chassis type.
The Framework may also be accessed by Contracting Authorities to award Call-Off Contracts following completion of a Competitive Selection Process, as per section 46 of the Act. The Competitive Selection Process to be used under the Framework is detailed within Clauses 9.3 to 9.7 of the Framework Agreement.
Goods and associated services that may not be easily identifiable as part of this tender document can be specified by individual Members during their call-off processes. Therefore, other goods and services that are related to the focus of this Framework are expected to be provided as part of this Framework within the closest relevant Lot(s). This is subject to alignment with the scope and objectives of the relevant Lot(s).
- Purchase of 6x Coachbuilt Buses · Stockton on Tees Borough Council · 16 Oct 2026
- CBC-2164-EXF-DA-ZH Sprinter Vans · Central Bedfordshire Council · 9 Oct 2026
- Purchase of two buses · Scottish Borders Council · 9 Oct 2026
- PURCHASE OF 3 X LOW FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES FOR DIAL A RIDE SERVICE · Hertfordshire County Council · 28 Sept 2026
- Purchase of 2 Orion Accessible Transport Buses · Halton Borough Council · 24 Sept 2026
Notices that name this framework as their framework in the official record, latest 5 of 10. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £115,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Vehicle chassis, converted and unconverted 5 seats and aboveAwardedPublished value£12,500,000
Vehicle chassis, converted and unconverted 5 seats and above. Vehicles to operate on any of Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid, Electric, LPG (liquid petroleum gas), Hydrogen and Biofuel. This lot is for the purchase of either unconverted chassis or converted chassis from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). If a converted vehicle is required under this lot, the convertor may either be nominated by the Member or the OEM will use their preferred convertor (e.g. they may be a convertor external to this Framework). For clarity, purchases from this lot will be made from OEMs or suppliers of chassis (unconverted/converted) that have been appointed to the framework in this lot.
Converted chassis or coach-built vehicles purchased from this lot, from the OEM, may be for any style or type envisaged within the scope of lots 2 – 4.
- Economic & financial standing
As per procurement documents.
- Technical & professional ability
As per procurement documents.
Lot #2Van conversions 5 – 26 seat accessible and non-accessible vehiclesAwardedceiling above
Van conversions 5 – 26 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles, for all passenger transportation purposes including SEND, NEPTS, Community Transport, and Care Homes. Vehicles to operate on any of Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid, Electric, LPG (liquid petroleum gas), Hydrogen and Biofuel. This lot is for the purchase of converted chassis from the convertors appointed to the framework. Members can if they choose to, nominate and/or provide the necessary chassis’ for conversion and pay for the conversion only. Convertors can make available for sale ex-demonstration vehicles to Members within this lot.
Lot #3Coach built 5-36 seat accessible and non-accessible vehiclesAwardedceiling above
Coach built 5-36 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles, for all passenger transportation purposes including SEND, NEPTS, Community Transport, and Care Homes. Vehicles to operate on any of Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid, Electric, LPG (liquid petroleum gas), Hydrogen and Biofuel. This lot is for the purchase of converted chassis from the convertors appointed to the framework. Members can if they choose to, nominate and/or provide the necessary chassis’ for conversion and pay for the conversion only. Convertors can make available for sale ex-demonstration vehicles to Members within this lot.
Lot #436 seats and above, buses and coaches to include single/double decked, articulated and tri-axle vehiclesAwardedPublished value£37,500,000
36 seats and above, buses and coaches to include single/double decked, articulated and tri-axle vehicles. Vehicles can be for all passenger transportation purposes including SEND, NEPTS, Community Transport, and Care Homes. Vehicles to operate on any of Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid, Electric, LPG (liquid petroleum gas), Hydrogen and Biofuel. Members can if they choose to, nominate and/or provide the necessary chassis’ for conversion and pay for the conversion only. Convertors can make available for sale ex-demonstration vehicles to Members within this lot.
Lot #5Community/Passenger Transport Services: Including driver/operator – SEND transport, PTS, Community Transport & Care HomesAwardedPublished value£20,000,000
For provision of community and/or passenger transport service contracts. Services with the provision to carry 9 or more passengers. Vehicles used in the provision of services to include minibuses, buses and coaches. Wheelchair accessible variants will be required. Passenger assistants/escorts may be required by Contracting Authorities for some services, this is optional and defined by individual Contracting Authorities.
Service types to include, but are not limited to, school travel, community transport, vulnerable adults and children, and non-emergency hospital transportation.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.
- “CSKL & TPPL Bus Framework 2025” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- CSKL is a Centralised Procurement Authority as defined in the Act. This Framework is intended for use by Contracting Authorities throughout the United Kingdom, including but not limited to: Local Authorities and Combined Authorities Registered Providers of Social Housing NHS Bodies and Health Trusts Educational Institutions (Schools, Colleges, Universities, Academies) Emergency Services (Police, Fire, Ambulance, Coastguard) Registered Charities Non-Departmental Public Bodies Central Government Departments and their Executive Agencies Other public sector bodies as defined in Section 2 of the Procurement Act 2023 The framework may also be accessed by other Centralised Procurement Authorities acting on behalf of the above entities. TPPL are acting as an agent on behalf of CSKL and will undertake activities relating to this Framework, including but not limited to delivery of Competitive Selection Processes and assistance with awards without competition
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jan 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
TPPLPSBUS01- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051145- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d7fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · 1% of call-off value · Lots 1 - 4 fee is 1%, for Lot 5 the fee is 1.25%. Full details provided within the procurement documents, in particular clause 10 of the framework agreement.
Member Rebate – Supporting Carbon Reduction:
To support Contracting Authorities with the additional investment required when acquiring Full Battery Electric and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric vehicles with 8 or more passenger seats (not including electric/internal combustion hybrids, mild hybrids or internal combustion engine vehicles), 25% (equating to 0.25% of the total Capital Cost) of the framework fee generated under Lots 1 - 4 shall be disbursed by the Agent back to the Contracting Authority that has purchased said Vehicle(s) using this Framework.
Timeline
26 Aug 2025 → 16 Jan 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published26 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
- Clarification questions by393 days ago22 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends386 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by332 days ago21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent327 days ago27 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends313 days ago10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts307 days ago17 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published276 days ago16 Jan 2026, 16:06 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2025- Tender notice published26 Aug 2025, 10:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Jan 2026, 16:06 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£115,000,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £115,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 1 · Bamford Bus Company Ltd Trading as Wrightbus, Citroen UK Limited, FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED, Harris Maxus UK, Ilesbus UK LtdSME, Motus CommercialsSME +4 more
- Signed
- 16 Dec 2025
- Value
- £12,500,000
- Period
- 17 Dec 2025 – 16 Dec 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 2 · Advanced KFS Special Vehicles Ltd SME, COMPLETE VEHICLE MANAGEMENT LIMITEDSME, Car, Van & Minibus WorldSME, Cartwright Vehicle Conversions LimitedSME, GM Coachwork LimitedSME, Ilesbus UK LtdSME +9 more
- Signed
- 16 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 17 Dec 2025 – 16 Dec 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 3 · Alexander-Dennis Ltd, Bamford Bus Company Ltd Trading as Wrightbus, EVM Direct LimitedSME, EvoBus (UK) Ltd, Ilesbus UK LtdSME, MELLOR BUS LTDSME +2 more
- Signed
- 16 Dec 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 17 Dec 2025 – 16 Dec 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 4 · Alexander-Dennis Ltd, BYD (U.K.) CO., LTD., Bamford Bus Company Ltd Trading as Wrightbus, EVM Direct LimitedSME, EvoBus (UK) Ltd, Ilesbus UK LtdSME +4 more
- Signed
- 16 Dec 2025
- Value
- £37,500,000
- Period
- 17 Dec 2025 – 16 Dec 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 5 · ERS Transition Limited trading as EMED Group Limited, HATS Group Ltd, London Hire Community Services Ltd, River Garden Care LtdSME
- Signed
- 16 Dec 2025
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Period
- 17 Dec 2025 – 16 Dec 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Vehicle chassis, converted and unconverted 5 seats and above | 10final-stage tenders · 12 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Van conversions 5 – 26 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles | 15final-stage tenders · 16 at stage one | 13 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Coach built 5-36 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles | 8final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
| 4 · 36 seats and above, buses and coaches to include single/double decked, articulated and tri-axle vehicles | 10final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
| 5 · Community/Passenger Transport Services: Including driver/operator – SEND transport, PTS, Community Transport & Care Homes | 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winALLIED VEHICLES LIMITED · Scotland · 1, 2
- wonBamford Bus Company Ltd · South East England · 1, 3, 4
- wonCITROEN U.K. LIMITED · West Midlands · 1
- wonFORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED · East of England · 1
- wonHarris Maxus UK · North West England · 1
- wonILESBUS . UK LIMITEDSME · Wales (Cymru) · 1, 2, 3, 4
- wonMOTUS Group (UK) Limited · South East England · 1
- did not winNORTHSIDE TRUCK & VAN LIMITEDSME · Scotland · 1
- wonPEUGEOT MOTOR COMPANY PLC · West Midlands · 1
- wonVAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED · West Midlands · 1
- wonADVANCED KFS SPECIAL VEHICLES LIMITEDSME · South East England · 2
- wonCAR VAN & MINIBUS WORLD LIMITEDSME · West Midlands · 2
- wonCARTWRIGHT VEHICLE CONVERSIONS LIMITEDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber · 2
- wonCOMPLETE VEHICLE MANAGEMENT LIMITEDSME · South East England · 2
- did not winCOURTSIDE CONVERSIONS LIMITEDSME · South West England · 2
- wonEVM DIRECT LTD.SME · South East England · 2, 3, 4
- wonGM COACHWORK LIMITED · South West England · 2
- did not winGOWRINGS MOBILITY GROUP LIMITEDSME · South East England · 2
- did not winMINIBUS OPTIONS LIMITEDSME · East Midlands · 2
- wonOVERLANDER VEHICLES LIMITEDSME · East of England · 2
- did not winSTANFORD COACH WORKS & MOBILITY SERVICES LTDSME · East of England · 2
- wonTAXI & BUS CONVERSION LIMITED - T/A TBC ConversionsSME · Northern Ireland · 2
- wonTREKA BUS LIMITEDSME · North West England · 2, 3
- wonALEXANDER DENNIS LIMITED · Scotland · 3, 4
- wonDAIMLER BUSES UK LTD · West Midlands · 3, 4
- wonMELLOR BUS LTDSME · North West England · 3
- wonPELICAN ENGINEERING COMPANY (SALES), LIMITEDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber · 3, 4
- wonBYD (U.K.) CO., LTD. · South East England · 4
- did not winHARRIS BUS AND COACHSME · North West England · 4
- wonIRIZAR U.K. LIMITEDSME · East Midlands · 4
- did not winVolvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bussar Aktiebolag) · 4
- wonERS TRANSITION - TRADING AS EMED GROUP LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber · 5
- wonHATS Group Ltd · South East England · 5
- wonLONDON HIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED · Greater London · 5
- wonRIVER GARDEN CARE LTDSME · Greater London · 5
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- The Procurement Partnership LimitedProcuring entitySupporting CSKL throughout the procurement process.
Framework contractors & participating bidders
35 commercial parties on the notice- ADVANCED KFS SPECIAL VEHICLES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ALEXANDER DENNIS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ALLIED VEHICLES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BYD (U.K.) CO., LTD.Framework contractor
- Bamford Bus Company LtdFramework contractor
- CAR VAN & MINIBUS WORLD LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CARTWRIGHT VEHICLE CONVERSIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CITROEN U.K. LIMITEDFramework contractor
- COMPLETE VEHICLE MANAGEMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- COURTSIDE CONVERSIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
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- DAIMLER BUSES UK LTDFramework contractor
- ERS TRANSITION - TRADING AS EMED GROUP LIMITEDFramework contractor
- EVM DIRECT LTD.Framework contractor
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GM COACHWORK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GOWRINGS MOBILITY GROUP LIMITEDFramework contractor
- HARRIS BUS AND COACHFramework contractor
- HATS Group LtdFramework contractor
- Harris Maxus UKFramework contractor
- ILESBUS . UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- IRIZAR U.K. LIMITEDFramework contractor
- LONDON HIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MELLOR BUS LTDFramework contractor
- MINIBUS OPTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MOTUS Group (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- NORTHSIDE TRUCK & VAN LIMITEDFramework contractor
- OVERLANDER VEHICLES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PELICAN ENGINEERING COMPANY (SALES), LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PEUGEOT MOTOR COMPANY PLCFramework contractor
- RIVER GARDEN CARE LTDFramework contractor
- STANFORD COACH WORKS & MOBILITY SERVICES LTDFramework contractor
- TAXI & BUS CONVERSION LIMITED - T/A TBC ConversionsFramework contractor
- TREKA BUS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bussar Aktiebolag)Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications (16)
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