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title: "PURCON 973 Coach and Minibus Transport Framework"
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# PURCON 973 Coach and Minibus Transport Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purcon-973-coach-and-minibus-transport-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-02f0b9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of East Anglia: "PURCON 973 Coach and Minibus Transport Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of East Anglia](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-east-anglia-urn-133853)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 November 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of buses and coaches with driver
- **Delivery Location:** UKH15
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purcon-973-coach-and-minibus-transport-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-02f0b9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f0b9`

## 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/purcon-973-coach-and-minibus-transport-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-02f0b9#tl-md)

## Description
The University of East Anglia have a requirement for the transportation of Students, Faculty Staff, Guests, Sports Teams and Business professionals throughout the academic year, to a number of local and national destinations. The ITT document pack will outline the University's minimum specification for the purposes of participating in a Framework Agreement which consists of multiple approved operators.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60172000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The University of East Anglia have a requirement for the transportation of Students, Faculty Staff, Guests, Sports Teams and Business professionals throughout the academic year, to a number of Local and National destinations. The ITT document pack wi...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** PURCON 973 Coach and Minibus Transport Framework (active)
  - Award id: `002118-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Dolphin Coaches Ltd, Freestones Coaches ltd, ICT Coaches Ltd (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-41844`, `GB-FTS-41842`, `GB-FTS-41843`, `GB-FTS-41845`, `GB-FTS-41846`
  - Value: £1,400,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** PURCON 973 Coach and Minibus Transport Framework (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,400,000
  - Signed Date: 25/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002118-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-25T10:21:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:48:54.224Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f0b9