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Taxi Services to the University of Kent

Buyer: The University Of Kent →

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BuyerThe University Of Kent
StatusAwarded
Deadline3 Feb 2026
Value£230,000
Published9 Jul 2026

What is being bought

This contract details notice is for Taxi Services to the University of Kent. This contract has now been awarded.

Lot details

Lot LOT-0000

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Taxi Services to the University of Kent - Lot 1, Canterbury

Statusactive
Value£185,000

Taxi Services to the University of Kent (Lot 2 - Medway)

Statusactive
Value£45,000

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05ff9f
Latest release ID064492-2026
Latest release timestampThu Jul 09 2026 08:44:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000452-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release2
Contracts in latest release2
Parties in latest release3

Notice history

DateEventReference
9 Jul 2026award, contract064492-2026
7 Apr 2026award, contract031311-2026
5 Jan 2026tender000452-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
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7 Apr 2026 · 031311-2026 · award, contract
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5 Jan 2026 · 000452-2026 · tender
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