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title: "Student Bus Services"
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# Student Bus Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-028f35). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UNIVERSITY OF DERBY: "Student Bus Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £5,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.derby.ac.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UNIVERSITY OF DERBY](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-derby-urn-133811)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 March 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-028f35#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028f35`

## 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/student-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-028f35#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [derby.ac.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.derby.ac.uk%2Fservices%2Ffinance%2Fprocurement-suppliers-and-tendering%2Fsupplier-info%2Fsuppliers-responding-to-negotiations%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-028f35#participate

## Description
This scope of bus services is to undertake a Competitive Dialogue Procedure for the busservice provision for the University of Derby, Derby Campus and Buxton & Leek College,
Page 4 to 12Buxton Campus. We are seeking collaboration and partnership with potential serviceoperators to work with the University and support the delivery of its travel and transportplanning though sustainable and innovative bus services.Key deliverable outcomes for these bus services include:• Providing safe and efficient bus services that enable travelling to our sites for all• Reducing operating costs wherever possible• Lowering our carbon emissions and supporting the University's environmental policy andsustainable travel plan.The University is keen to explore opportunities for collaborative services that can reduce theoperating cost of the bus services and options to explore utilising and partnering withexisting commercial services and re-instating passenger fares should be encouraged.Collaborative partnerships which can also assist in delivering sustainable travel with reducedcarbon emissions should also be encouraged.The pre-pandemic value of this Unibus service is £624k per year. The University will considerlonger term contracts working in partnership where investment may be required to deliverdemonstrable objectives. For example, 5 + 5 year terms will be considered where deliverableand strategic transport objectives can be evidenced over that period of time

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Derby Campus
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** This scope of bus services is to undertake a Competitive Dialogue Procedure for the busservice provision for the University of Derby, Derby Campus and Buxton & Leek College,
Page 4 to 12Buxton Campus. We are seeking collaboration and partnership with...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Buxton Campus
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** Our Buxton campus operates mostly from the Devonshire Road site within Buxton and the
Stockwell Road site in Leek. A full list of current routes operated by commercial operators
and by the internal transport department can be found in appendix b. 
Cu...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Derby Campus (active)
  - Award id: `004136-2022-PROC DMC ITT/159-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Trent Motor Traction t/a Trentbarton**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-158385`
  - Value: £2,990,851 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Buxton Campus (active)
  - Award id: `004136-2022-PROC DMC ITT/159-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Eric W Bowers Ltd t/a High Peak**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-44054`
  - Value: £2,229,810 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Derby Campus (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,990,851
  - Signed Date: 14/02/2022

- **Contract:** Buxton Campus (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,229,810
  - Signed Date: 06/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004136-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-14T13:20:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T19:26:14.590Z
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