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title: "ID 5242718 - DAERA - CAFRE - CAFRE Provision of Bus Hire"
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# ID 5242718 - DAERA - CAFRE - CAFRE Provision of Bus Hire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5242718-daera-cafre-cafre-provision-of-bus-hire-ocds-h6vhtk-04841d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: "ID 5242718 - DAERA - CAFRE - CAFRE Provision of Bus Hire". Published status: complete. Published Value: £180,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-agriculture-environment-and-rural-affairs-GB-PPON-PLDR-5748-GBBJ)
- **Published Value:** £180,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 August 2024 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **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:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £180,000 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5242718-daera-cafre-cafre-provision-of-bus-hire-ocds-h6vhtk-04841d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04841d`

## 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/id-5242718-daera-cafre-cafre-provision-of-bus-hire-ocds-h6vhtk-04841d#tl-md)

## Description
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs have a requirement for the provision of buses to CAFRE. This requirement is divided into 3 Lots; one Lot for each college campus as follows:- • Lot 1 - Greenmount Campus, 45 Tirgracy Road, Muckamore, Antrim, County Antrim, BT41 4PS • Lot 2 - Loughry Campus, 76 Dungannon Road, Cookstown, County Tyrone, BT80 9AA • Lot 3 - Enniskillen Campus, Levaghy, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, BT74 4GF The Contract will remain in place for an initial period of 3 years with two optional extension periods of 12 months each

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Greenmount
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000, 60172000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £60,000
- **Description:** Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs have a requirement for the provision of buses to CAFRE. This requirement is divided into 3 Lots; one Lot for each college campus as follows:- • Lot 1 - Greenmount Campus, 45 Tirgracy Road, Muck...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Loughry
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000, 60172000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £60,000
- **Description:** Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs have a requirement for the provision of buses to CAFRE. This requirement is divided into 3 Lots; one Lot for each college campus as follows:- • Lot 1 - Greenmount Campus, 45 Tirgracy Road, Muck...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Enniskillen
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000, 60172000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £60,000
- **Description:** Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs have a requirement for the provision of buses to CAFRE. This requirement is divided into 3 Lots; one Lot for each college campus as follows:- • Lot 1 - Greenmount Campus, 45 Tirgracy Road, Muck...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Greenmount (active)
  - Award id: `033647-2024-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Loughshore Autos t/a Quinns Coach Hire Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-67219`
  - Value: £60,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Loughry (active)
  - Award id: `033647-2024-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Loughshore Autos t/a Quinns Coach Hire Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-67219`
  - Value: £60,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Enniskillen (active)
  - Award id: `033647-2024-3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **DIAMOND CABS COACH HIRE LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-127475`
  - Value: £60,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Greenmount (active)
  - Signed Value: £60,000
  - Signed Date: 07/10/2024

- **Contract:** Loughry (active)
  - Signed Value: £60,000
  - Signed Date: 07/10/2024

- **Contract:** Enniskillen (active)
  - Signed Value: £60,000
  - Signed Date: 07/10/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033647-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-17T15:48:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:02:06.251Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04841d