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title: "Department for the Economy - Tourism Northern Ireland - Coach Services Contract"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/department-for-the-economy-tourism-northern-ireland-coach-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-028e46"
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# Department for the Economy - Tourism Northern Ireland - Coach Services Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/department-for-the-economy-tourism-northern-ireland-coach-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-028e46). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for the Economy Tourism NI: "Department for the Economy - Tourism Northern Ireland - Coach Services Contract". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for the Economy Tourism NI](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-the-economy-tourism-ni-GB-FTS-117863)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of buses and coaches with driver, Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver, Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028e46`

## 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/department-for-the-economy-tourism-northern-ireland-coach-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-028e46#tl-md)

## Description
TNI has a requirement for the provision of private coach hire services to facilitate a number of Familiarisation Trips throughout each year

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60170000, 60172000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** TNI has a requirement for the provision of private coach hire services to facilitate a number of Familiarisation Trips throughout each year

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `001776-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **J K COACHES LTD, QUINN COACHES LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-3581`, `GB-FTS-3580`
  - Value: £220,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £220,000
  - Signed Date: 28/01/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001776-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-01-28T17:48:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T15:00:15.506Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028e46