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Published 14 May 2025, 07:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Coach and Minibus Services

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham Trent University (Education)

Framework agreementServicesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£2,200,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 17 Jun 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 11 Oct 2029 · starts 12 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provision of Coach and Minibus Services

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 12 Oct 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 12 Oct 2025 – 11 Oct 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Provision of Coach and Minibus Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 May 2025, 07:27 BST
Last source update
14 May 2025, 07:27 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021021
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05127b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

14 May 2025 → 12 Oct 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    14 May 2025, 07:27 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    17 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts378 days ago
    12 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    14 May 2025, 07:27 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham Trent University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJN-1931-JMHG 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG1 4FQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender