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title: "Purchase of 55-Seater Coaches for British Forces Cyprus (BFC)"
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# Purchase of 55-Seater Coaches for British Forces Cyprus (BFC)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-55-seater-coaches-for-british-forces-cyprus-bfc-ocds-h6vhtk-03eadd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Purchase of 55-Seater Coaches for British Forces Cyprus (BFC)". Published status: complete. Published Value: €929,760. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Aug 2023, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.contracts.mod.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** €929,760 (EUR)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 August 2023 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Coaches
- **Delivery Location:** CY
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03eadd`

## 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/purchase-of-55-seater-coaches-for-british-forces-cyprus-bfc-ocds-h6vhtk-03eadd#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.contracts.mod.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-55-seater-coaches-for-british-forces-cyprus-bfc-ocds-h6vhtk-03eadd#participate

## Description
Purchase of 3 x 55-seater coaches for use by British Forces Cyprus. Goods to be delivered in the 23/24 financial year. 
The Authority has accepted 3 of the 5 option periods at Contract Award. Additional option periods will be subject to Contract Amendment.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** CY

- **Description:** Purchase of 3 x 55-seater coaches for use by British Forces Cyprus. Goods to be delivered in the 23/24 financial year. 
The Authority has accepted 3 of the 5 option periods at Contract Award. Additional option periods will be subject to Contract Amen...
- **Contract Period:** 03/10/2023 to 31/03/2024

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Purchase of 55-Seater Coaches for BFC (active)
  - Award id: `032461-2023-708651450-1`
  - Supplier(s): **P. Panayides Coaches Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-97072`
  - Value: €904,800 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Purchase of 55-Seater Coaches for BFC (active)
  - Signed Value: €904,800
  - Signed Date: 24/09/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032461-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-02T15:14:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:56:32.974Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03eadd