Published date: 1 November 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 December 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Coaches - 34121500

  • Hire of buses and coaches with driver - 60172000

Location of contract

PO1 2ER

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-39-816-22/SJM/001 Coach Hire Services

Published date

1 November 2022

Closing date

2 December 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 January 2023

Contract end date

1 January 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Coach Hire Services

We are seeking a coach transport provider to provide driven transport to and from the University of Portsmouth. In main this will be to sports venues across the south-east, including London, you will be responsible for transporting student sports teams to and from their sports fixtures.
Most journeys will depart from the Portsmouth campus where students will be collected from a specific central point. Drivers may be required to make multiple stops/collection points when transporting more than one sports team to different venues.

We would expect the provider to provide cost-effective transport options based on logistics and their available fleet. Where possible we would like to group journeys and clubs to ensure there is an effective use of resources.

There may be additional requirements for Student trips, including Field trips, this will include transport between various destinations, occassional requirement for drivers to stay overnight and provide driving services throughout the field trip location over several days.

Vehicle Fleet - As part of the tender requirements we would you to have full acccess to a range of vehicles. This includes suitable capacity, experience and fleet including 30 seat, 49-53 seat and large coach 63 seat or larger.

Mandatory requirements must be met. See Specification for full details.

To Express an Interest in this project please register on the University of Portsmouth In-Tend webpage and express an interest in this project. Please find the weblink for our webpage below:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/port/

More information

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah McGrady

Address

Cambridge Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2ER
United Kingdom

Telephone

023 9284 3173

Email

sarah.mcgrady@port.ac.uk