BU082025 Bus and Coach Travel

Procurement reference

BU082025

Procurement description

Procurement: Bangor University is seeking to conduct a procurement to establish a contract (initially 2 years with an optional 12 month extension) for bus and coach travel services.

Coverage: Following an internal assessment, Bangor University has identified its usage of bus and coach travel for the facilitating of student field trips, as well as promotional bookings and other University- wide requirements for in-scope services.

Preliminary Market Engagement: The tender specification and associated tender documentation is currently under development for this procurement. The University is publishing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek the views and opinions of organisation which may be interested in delivering services. For the avoidance of doubt, this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to seek feedback from the market that may inform the final specification and/or any procurement approach to the services.

Timescale: The Contracting Authority will complete its pre-market engagement exercise on 6th October 2025.

Additional Information: The Authority anticipates the procurement to be suitable for SMEs. Please note the estimated total value set out in this notice is subject to changing course information & budget availability and the associated tender documentation for this opportunity will contain more specific information. CPV Code 60172000

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

• UKL12 - Gwynedd

Total value (estimated)

344000 GBP Excluding VAT

430000 GBP Including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

01 January 2026, 00:00AM to 31 December 2028, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 December 2029

Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

CPV classifications

• 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Delivery regions

• UKL12 - Gwynedd

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 January 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

31 December 2028, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

31 December 2029, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Engagement process description

Bangor University is using a pre-market engagement questionnaire to conduct pre-market engagement. Suppliers can request a copy of the questionnaire by contacting c.lone@bangor.ac.uk . Pre-market engagement activity is planned to cease on 6th October 2025 and all suppliers wishing to respond to this exercise must send their responses back to c.lone@bangor.ac.uk by the end of this day (23:59pm)

Due date

06 October 2025, 23:59PM

Has the engagement period already ended?

No

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

15 October 2025