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Published 1 Apr 2025, 11:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T24/0065 - Coach Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Northumbria at Newcastle (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Published estimate£1,150,000≈ £230k / year · £1,380,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Apr 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Aug 2030 · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We are looking to appoint a Coach Service provider which includes drivers to facilitate various journeys both within the UK and on occasions, within the EU. Please note, the deadline for submissions is Thursday 17th April at 12:00. All submissions must be made by this date and time to be considered. Please disregard the deadline date in the notice.

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CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 5 yrsSMEPublished value£1,150,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2030 (5 yrs)Value: £1,150,000 exc. VAT · £1,380,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible
60172000 Hire of buses and coaches with driver

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Pricing: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Long criteria description
  • Pricing: Long criteria description
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Apr 2025, 11:41 BST
Last source update
1 Apr 2025, 11:41 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 May 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012198
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fb2f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
26 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
7 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com ↗.

Timeline

1 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Apr 2025, 11:41 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    7 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    26 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    16 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Apr 2025, 11:41 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Northumbria at Newcastle

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNBP-4638-XHJP Sutherland Building, College Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8STContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender