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title: "University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust - NOM4224 Link Bus service"
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# University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust - NOM4224 Link Bus service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/university-hospitals-of-north-midlands-nhs-trust-nom4224-link-bus-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f5aa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust: "University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust - NOM4224 Link Bus service". Published status: active. Published Value: £2,750,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Sept 2023, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-hospitals-of-north-midlands-nhs-trust-nhs-rje)
- **Published Value:** £2,750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 September 2023 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of buses and coaches with driver, Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver, Public road transport services, Special-purpose road passenger-transport services, Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKG, UKG2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/university-hospitals-of-north-midlands-nhs-trust-nom4224-link-bus-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f5aa#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f5aa`

## 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/university-hospitals-of-north-midlands-nhs-trust-nom4224-link-bus-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f5aa#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D70691%26B%3DUHNS)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/university-hospitals-of-north-midlands-nhs-trust-nom4224-link-bus-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03f5aa#participate

## Description
Provision of a Link-Bus service between
Royal Stoke University Hospital (location: Stoke-on-
Trent in Staffordshire) & County
Hospital (location: town of Stafford, in Staffordshire).
Up to 365 days per annum. Hours of operation
06:00 to 23:00 (inclusive), utilising buses with 20
seats or more, fully DDA compliant (i.e. able to
accommodate wheelchairs)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60000000, 60112000, 60170000, 60172000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £2,750,000
- **Description:** Provision of a Link-Bus service between
Royal Stoke University Hospital (location: Stoke-on-
Trent in Staffordshire) & County
Hospital (location: town of Stafford, in Staffordshire).
Up to 365 days per annum. Hours of operation
06:00 to 23:00 (inclus...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026802-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-11T11:21:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T03:05:38.383Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03f5aa