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planning
Official procurement procedure
Inter - Hospital Shuttle Bus Service
Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Travel services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: NORTH CHESHIRE & MERSEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: "Inter - Hospital Shuttle Bus Service". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | NORTH CHESHIRE & MERSEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NORTH CHESHIRE & MERSEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NORTH CHESHIRE & MERSEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 10 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNORTH CHESHIRE & MERSEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published8 May 2026, 14:29 BST | Last source update8 May 2026, 14:29 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationHire of buses and coaches with driver, Travel services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0694cf | ||
What is being bought
North Cheshire and Mersey (NCM) NHS Foundation Trust is issuing this Preliminary market engagement notice for the purpose of engaging with the market in order to inform the further development of draft proposals for the NCM Inter-Hospital Shuttle Bus Service.
The objective is to :
- Understand experience and capability
- Understand service delivery models
- Consider fleet, accessibility and sustainability
- Consider technology and innovation
- Consider safeguarding, quality and compliance
- Understand commercial and contractual feedback
- Understand levels of interest
Interested suppliers are invited to review this notice and respond as outlined within the Engagement process description.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to planning
8 May 2026, 14:29 BST - Official notice release published
8 May 2026, 14:29 BST - Buyer information updated
8 May 2026, 14:29 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
8 May 2026, 14:29 BST - Procedure published
8 May 2026, 14:29 BST - engagement
29 May 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledWe would like to invite interested parties to email robert.brooks6@nhs.net prior to the 19th May 2026 to express their interest. Any interested parties will be asked to complete a confidentiality agreement before the Trust is able to share further details of the requirement. Following the signature of the confidentiality agreement the Trust will provide a questionnaire which will give more detail of the requirement, and invite interested parties to give their thoughts / observations.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
NORTH CHESHIRE & MERSEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PPWH-9484-CZLJDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 8 May 2026, 14:29 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |