TenderlineUK
Procurement Intelligence
Official OCDS
Find a Tender
active
Official procurement procedure

Provision of Coach and Chauffeur Hire

Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Hire of passenger cars with driver
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
West Midlands (UKG31)
Published value
£2,000,000
Submission deadline 24 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM: "Provision of Coach and Chauffeur Hire". Published status: active. Published value: £2,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityTHE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAMScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
24 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£2,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.4Bids / Report
48.4% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 152 active published awards; 31 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthorityTHE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published20 Feb 2025, 17:57 GMT
Last source update20 Feb 2025, 17:57 GMT
Recurring procurementNo
ClassificationHire of buses and coaches with driver, Hire of passenger cars with driver, Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04e5ab
What is being bought
The University of Birmingham has requirement for Bus and Coach Hire services for internal customers and students. The purpose of this competitive tender is to establish a Framework Agreement with suitably qualified Supplier(s) for these services ensuring that best practice, quality control, value for money and the safety of the passengers are adhered to by the successful Supplier(s). The University expects to appoint operators to provide coach with driver hire for one-way and return journeys throughout the UK, and possibly into Europe too. These operators will employ suitably skilled, qualified and knowledgeable staff, both in terms of administration and driving, and make available a fleet of coaches which are suitable not only against legal requirements but also for the University staff and students to travel in safely and comfortably. Please see tender documents for more information:https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £2,000,000
    20 Feb 2025, 17:57 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    20 Feb 2025, 17:57 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    20 Feb 2025, 17:57 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to 24 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
    20 Feb 2025, 17:57 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    20 Feb 2025, 17:57 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Coach Hire
    active
    Published value£1,600,000
    This service is crucial for students, budget centres, and academics. The main requirement is for one-day or weekend student trips, collecting from the University of Birmingham campus to locations throughout the UK. Operators are not expected to offer overseas coach service, but if available, it should be detailed as an option for more sustainable travel.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Chauffeur Hire
    active
    Published value£400,000
    This service is essential for the University's academics, VIPs, guests, and colleagues. The successful Supplier(s) must provide services to a professional standard at all times.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    20 Feb 2025, 17:57 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    24 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Contracting authority GB-COH-RC000645
View buyer profile
Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No data
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published