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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for a Coach Service for 2027/28 academic year onwards"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for a Coach Service for 2027/28 academic year onwards

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-notice-for-a-coach-service-for-2027-28-academic-year-onwards-ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ce). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: "Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for a Coach Service for 2027/28 academic year onwards". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ashford-and-st-peters-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-PPON-PHJW-8751-TLDH)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- **Delivery Location:** UKI, UKJ25
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-notice-for-a-coach-service-for-2027-28-academic-year-onwards-ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ce#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ce`

## 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/preliminary-market-engagement-notice-for-a-coach-service-for-2027-28-academic-year-onwards-ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ce#tl-md)

## Description
Pre-market engagement questionnaire for expressions of interest in being invited to tender for the supply of the Coach Service for Students for Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust from the start of the academic year in 2027 for a period to be decided not exceeding four years. 
The service will involve four weekday return journeys per week from W6 8RF to KT16 0PZ in the morning and the return trip in the afternoon.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Ashford:-Hire-of-passenger-transport-vehicles-with-driver./T3R24P6E86
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/T3R24P6E86

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 60170000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 26/09/2027 to 26/05/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F056591-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-16T11:07:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:02:18.680Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ce