Published date: 25 November 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 26 May 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Hire of buses and coaches with driver - 60172000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£1,200,000

Procurement reference

ITT21-010

Published date

25 November 2021

Closing date

26 May 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2021

Contract end date

31 July 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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Durham University organises a variety of student field trips, airport travel and Sports Club travel to a wide range of destinations from the surrounding local area, to as far north as the Isle of Skye and as far south as Exeter throughout the academic year. The requirements of each booking varies according to the individual needs of the trip and its travellers.

The University is looking for tenders to support the supply of its Coach and Mini Bus needs. Looking at spend analysis, Durham University has spent on average £310,000 per annum in hiring coaches and mini buses over the last 3 financial years.

The main objective of the contract is to provide a high quality transport service for staff, students and visitors within the University. The key considerations include, but not limited to, health & safety of all passengers, reliability and flexibility of service, staff, student, and visitor satisfaction, and promoting positive relations with the wider community.

In addition to the above, we are striving to appoint operators who can demonstrate capability in helping us meet our duty of care to our staff and students. The University expects that the successful operators will have a duty of care when carrying passengers and it is essential that passenger safety and passenger care are the top priority for operators to follow.

We are aiming to put together a framework agreement for coach and mini bus hire with a small number of operators so that we can work with coach operators, and increase the possibilities of creating better working relationships between the University and coach operators.

The framework is split into the following lots:

Lot 1 - General Coach & Mini-bus Requirements
Lot 2a - Lot 2a - Coach and Mini-bus Hire for Durham University General Sports Fixtures
Lot 2b - Coach Hire for Long Distance Sports Team Fixtures
Lot 3 - International Arrivals





Tender documents and expressions of interest can be found here: http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=6822

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Coach & Mini-bus Hire

  • Opportunity
  • Published 27 April 2021

Links

Award information

Awarded date

7 September 2021

Contract start date

21 September 2021

Contract end date

20 September 2023

Total value of contract

£569,053.32

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

STANLEY TRAVEL (NORTH EAST) LIMITED

Address

69 EDEN TERRACE
DH9 7LL
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 07753728

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Jim Hughes Coaches Ltd

Address

Fell Bank, Birtley, Chester-Le-Street,
Co. Durham, DH3 2SP

Reference

Companies House number: 04711243

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

TRANSPORT2 (UK) LIMITED

Address

S C House,Vanwall Road
MAIDENHEAD
Berkshire
SL6 4UW
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 07238769

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Catherine Chrichard

Address

South Road
DURHAM
DH13LE
England

Telephone

0191 3344553

Email

procurement.office@durham.ac.uk