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Published 27 Aug 2025, 16:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Minibus & Coach Hire with Driver

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Published estimate£1,800,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 6 Oct 2025awarded 5 Jan 2026
Awarded to AJIT SINGH DOSANJH & PARTNERS T/A ASD Transport +3 more4 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The University is inviting submissions from transport operators to be part of a framework agreement of minibus and coach hire service with drivers.

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£5,400,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Minibus & Coach Hire with DriverCancelledPublished value£1,800,000
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
60172000 Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Lot #2Minibus & Coach Hire with DriverCancelledPublished value£1,800,000
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
60172000 Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Lot #3Minibus & Coach Hire with DriverCancelledPublished value£1,800,000
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
60172000 Hire of buses and coaches with driver

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • 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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 Aug 2025, 16:32 BST
Last source update
7 Jan 2026, 13:27 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Oct 2025 – …
Authority reference
MH25_001
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001073
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058edc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

6 Oct 2025 → 7 Jan 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline383 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened383 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published290 days ago
    7 Jan 2026, 13:27 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jan 2026, 13:27 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value Not summedeach provider’s award repeats the list or panel total
Bids received 1010 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 5 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot4 awards
AJIT SINGH DOSANJH & PARTNERS T/A ASD TransportSME£200,000 †—Awarded
Bayliss Executive Travel LimitedSME£200,000 †—Awarded
Chalkwell Coach Hire£200,000 †—Awarded
Zeelo Ltd£200,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10bids · 10 electronic10——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Kent

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation XN5452 The Registry, Canterbury, Kent, South East, CT2 7NZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution Mediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice
  • AJIT SINGH DOSANJH & PARTNERS T/A ASD TransportAwarded supplierAJIT SINGH DOSANJH & PARTNERS T/A ASD Transport ASD Transport, Strood, Rochester, South East, ME2 4LTContact email
  • Bayliss Executive Travel LimitedAwarded supplier05104702 The Old Tilmanstone Colliery, Pike Road, Eythorne,, Dover, South East, CT154NDContact email
  • Chalkwell Coach HireAwarded supplierChalkwell Coach Hire The Coach Depot, Unit 2a Church Road, Sittingbourne, South East, ME103RSContact email
  • Zeelo LtdAwarded supplierGB251424336 15, 19 Bloomsbury Way, London, South East, WC1A 2THContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria