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Durham University

Coach and Mini Bus Hire

TransportCPV 60172000
ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published25 Nov 2021
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Stanley Travel (North East) Ltd + 2 more

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Catherine Chrichard
procurement.office@durham.ac.uk
+44 1913344553

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

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.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The main objective of the contract is

The main objective of the contract is to provide a high quality transport service for staff, students and visitors within the University.

02

In addition to the above, we are

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.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
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

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a9a7
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
029312-2021
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