Official UK procurement notice
Scheduled Bus and Coach Service
Authority: University of Greenwich (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is in contract with Centaur Overland Travel Ltd for providing bus and coach services, between three campuses. The University plans to extend its contract until 31/08/2027 (an extension of 2 years). The extension period allows us to take advantage of the dedicated vehicles procured by the contractor in alignment with the University's Carbon Net Zero 2030 Strategy. The contractor has made significant investments, including electric double-decker buses and branded bus liveries. Bespoke innovations developed for the contract include a dedicated tap-in system for University ID cards, onboard WiFi, a real-time bus tracking application and digital timetables with real-time updates. The value of the extension is £5.2m. The University believes that the extension is within the scope of the original contract and it has published this notice to be transparent. If your company believes that it can provide an equivalent service, please provide details to us.
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University is in contract with Centaur Overland Travel Ltd for providing bus and…
The University is in contract with Centaur Overland Travel Ltd for providing bus and coach services, transporting students and staff between three campuses. We plan to extend its contract until 31/08/2027 (extension of 2 years). The extension period will allow the university to take advantage of the dedicated vehicles procured by the contractor for the provision of the services in alignment with our Carbon Net Zero 2030 Strategy. The contractor has made significant investments, including, electric double-decker buses and branded bus liveries, tap-in system for University ID cards, onboard WiFi, a real-time bus tracking application and digital timetables with real-time updates. The value of the extension is £5.2m. Although we believe that the extension is within the scope of the original contract, we have published this notice to be transparent. If your company believes that it can provide an equivalent service with the bespoke innovations, please provide details to us. Additional information: The value indicated here is for the extension period of 2 years. The extension is allowed for under the terms of the original contract. This notice is being published for the purposes of full transparency.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Feb 2025, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Feb 2025, 10:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005744- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
We believe the contract extension is a permitted contract. The university has worked with the supplier over a number of years to ensure vehicles used on the contract align with the University's Carbon Net Zero Strategy 2030 and stringent targets. The supplier has made bespoke developments to suit the University, which are essential to maintaining the student experience and high level of customer satisfaction for service users.
- Review procedure
The amount quoted of £5.2M excluding VAT is for the 2 year extension to contract. If your company believes that it can provide an equivalent service with the appropriate facilities, please provide details to us.
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=927004095 GO Reference: GO-2025218-PRO-29474108
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centaur Overland Travel LtdBuses and Coaches Service | £5,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Buses and Coaches Service · Centaur Overland Travel Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2025
- Value
- £5,200,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Centaur Overland Travel LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.