Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Driven Personnel Transport Support for British Forces Cyprus (BFC)
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBritish Forces Cyprus (BFC) is seeking a third-party contractor to provide a multi-platform, driver-operated personnel transport service using taxis, minibuses and coaches. The service will cover a mixture of scheduled and ad hoc journeys, including school transport, medical appointments, compassionate travel, and other transport needs as required.
All travel will take place within the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) and Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) on the island of Cyprus. This contract excludes international travel and any travel to or within the Turkish-controlled areas north of the Green Line.
All vehicles must come with drivers, as the contract is for driven transport only. Self-drive hire is not within the scope of this agreement.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: no preliminary market engagement notice has been published because no preliminary market engagement has occurred.
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger cars with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Taxi services
The lotProcurement structure
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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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 50%
- Commercial: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: The Technical Envelope will assess supplier's technical capability and the value of their social value offering.
- Commercial: The Commercial Envelope will assess the supplier's prices using the Value For Money Index methodology. This is explained in details in the ITT for this procurement.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 Mar 2030
- First published
- 19 May 2025, 08:27 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 14:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
714158451- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056682- Latest notice
- Contract performance notice (UK9)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05166dFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Invoices must be submitted digitally using the MOD's Contracts, Purchasing And Finance (CP&F) online system.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 May 2025 → 22 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published19 May 2025, 08:27 BST
- Next notice expected30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published15 Sept 2025, 16:07 BST
- Clarification questions by376 days ago13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline362 days ago27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by317 days ago11 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent263 days ago4 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends253 days ago13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts207 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published2 days ago22 Oct 2026, 14:56 BST
Notice history
12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2025- Pipeline notice published19 May 2025, 08:27 BSTUK1
- Planned procurement notice published19 May 2025, 11:12 BSTUK3
- Procurement method changed19 May 2025, 11:12 BST
- Deadline published: 11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST19 May 2025, 11:12 BST
- Tender notice published15 Sept 2025, 16:07 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active15 Sept 2025, 16:07 BST
- Deadline moved to 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT15 Sept 2025, 16:07 BST+77 days · was 11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract award notice published4 Feb 2026, 14:20 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Feb 2026, 14:20 GMT
- Contract signature expected17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Oct 2026, 14:52 BSTUK7
- Contract performance notice published22 Oct 2026, 14:56 BSTUK9
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 15 Sept 2025
- 2025-05: 2 releases · 19 May 2025, 19 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agility DGS UK Ltd.1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 | £7,858,000 | 4 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Driven Personnel Transport for BFC · Agility DGS UK Ltd.
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2026
- Value
- €8,901,062
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two optional extension 12-month periods.
- Options
- Option to extend by two 12-month periods.
3 agreed KPIs: All vehicles used by the Contractor to fulfil the Contractor Deliverables are recorded on the Authorised Vehicle List (AVL). · Contractor to ensure vehicles are provided at the correct locations. · Demand Order Amendment Acceptance
- All vehicles used by the Contractor to fulfil the Contractor Deliverables are recorded on the Authorised Vehicle List (AVL)., The Contractor is required to ensure only vehicles recorded on the Contract Authorised Veghicle List (AVL) are used to fulfil the Contractor Deliverables.
- Contractor to ensure vehicles are provided at the correct locations., The Contractor is required to ensure vehicles are provided at the locations specified on the Demand Order.
- Demand Order Amendment Acceptance, The Contractor shall accept all Demand Amendments from the Authority.
- Good - performance is meeting or exceeding the KPI All vehicles used by the Contractor to fulfil the Contractor Deliverables are recorded on the Authorised Vehicle List (AVL). · to 30 Jun 2026
- Good - performance is meeting or exceeding the KPI Contractor to ensure vehicles are provided at the correct locations. · to 30 Jun 2026
- Good - performance is meeting or exceeding the KPI Demand Order Amendment Acceptance · to 30 Jun 2026
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAgility DGS UK Ltd · West Midlands
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Agility DGS UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- Agility DGS UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract performance notice Contract performance notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender