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Published 28 Oct 2025, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Oxford Brookes University Bus Tickets

Official notice

Authority: Oxford Brookes University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcession
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery listed: Ireland (IE052)South East (UKJ)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£4,000,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 13 Apr 2026awarded 8 May 2026
Awarded to The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd T/A Oxford Bus Company
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement opportunity for bulk bus ticketing for Oxford Brookes University students and staff. Bus routes will need to service routes into Oxford Brookes locations from Oxford City and the surrounding areas.

CPV: Public road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£4,000,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 May 2031 with extensionsValue: £4,000,000 exc. VAT · £4,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Ireland (IE052), South East
Extensions: Two, one year extensions.
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)60112000 Public road transport services

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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Commercial
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Oct 2025, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
15 Jul 2026, 14:02 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 18 May 2026
Authority reference
PCR0001043
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021025
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Public road transport servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area in notice
Ireland (IE052)South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d596 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
13 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/A96M77KD82 ↗

Timeline

28 Oct 2025 → 24 Jul 2026 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published357 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 16:05 GMT
  2. Market engagement333 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    Please follow the information as laid out in the document titled, "Pre-Market Engagement: Oxford Brookes University Bus Tickets."

    Suppliers must complete pre-market engagement form within the Delta portal in order to take part in any pre-market engagement.

  3. Next notice expected275 days ago
    18 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Tender notice published225 days ago
    9 Mar 2026, 16:11 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by211 days ago
    23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline190 days ago
    13 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Assessment summaries sent166 days ago
    8 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Award decision expected by155 days ago
    18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  9. Contract starts142 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  10. Latest notice published97 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 14:02 BST
  11. Standstill ends88 days ago
    24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

11 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Oct 2025, 16:05 GMT
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    6 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
    UK2
  3. Tender notice published
    9 Mar 2026, 16:11 GMT
    UK4
  4. Status changed to active
    9 Mar 2026, 16:11 GMT
  5. Procurement method changed
    9 Mar 2026, 16:11 GMT
  6. Deadline published: 13 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
    9 Mar 2026, 16:11 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    9 Mar 2026, 16:16 GMT
    UK4
  8. Contract award notice published
    15 Jul 2026, 13:45 BST
    UK6
  9. Status changed to complete
    15 Jul 2026, 13:45 BST
  10. Contract details notice published
    15 Jul 2026, 14:02 BST
    UK7
  11. Contract signature expected
    27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2026-03: 1 release · 9 Mar 2026
  • 2025-11: 1 release · 6 Nov 2025
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 28 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £3,400,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd T/A Oxford Bus CompanyCNTR001126828 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: Two, one year extensions.£3,400,000 inc. VAT8 May 2026Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxford Brookes University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGL-1164-DJLT Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane, Oxford, South East, OX3 0BPContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure