Awarded contract

CSKL & TPPL Bus Framework 2025

Details

Value
£300,000,000
Duration
4 years
Topic
Minibuses
Published
28 November 2025

Tender description

CSKL and TPPL invited tenders for organisations to participate in a 48-month closed Framework for the supply of buses and passenger transport services across the UK. Buses and coaches to be supplied shall include, but are not limited to, chassis (converted and unconverted), van conversions, and coach built. Buses and coaches available shall be for any range/number of seats and with any required fuel type (e.g. petrol, diesel, biodiesel, HVO, electric, hydrogen) and drivetrain. In relation to provision of community and/or passenger transport services. Contracts awarded under the framework are expected to be for the provision to carry 9 or more passengers. Vehicles used in the provision of services to include minibuses, buses and coaches. Wheelchair accessible variants will be required. Passenger assistants/escorts may be required by Contacting Authorities for some services under lot 5. The estimated total framework value is £360million inc. VAT. For the purposes of the required notices this value has been apportioned to the different lots, however, as per the original tender notice the intention is for Framework lot values to be shared with other lots on the framework if necessary. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=998483846 ## Contract award Title: Vehicle chassis, converted and unconverted 5 seats and above Lots: - Lot 1: Vehicle chassis, converted and unconverted 5 seats and above ## Contract award Title: Van conversions 5 – 26 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles Lots: - Lot 2: Van conversions 5 – 26 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles ## Contract award Title: Coach built 5-36 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles Lots: - Lot 3: Coach built 5-36 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles ## Contract award Title: 36 seats and above, buses and coaches to include single/double decked, articulated and tri-axle vehicles Lots: - Lot 4: 36 seats and above, buses and coaches to include single/double decked, articulated and tri-axle vehicles ## Contract award Title: Community/Passenger Transport Services: Including driver/operator – SEND transport, PTS, Community Transport & Care Homes Lots: - Lot 5: Community/Passenger Transport Services: Including driver/operator – SEND transport, PTS, Community Transport & Care Homes

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date27 November 2025
  2. Completed: Award published28 November 2025
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date16 December 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Commercial Services is a trading organisation wholly owned by Kent County Council. The head office sits at Kings Hill in West Malling, Kent. Commercial Services creates framework agreements for goods and services. Councils, police, fire services, NHS trusts, housing associations and academies can use these frameworks with the contracting authority's agreement. A dynamic purchasing system for temporary agency, contractor and interim agencies has also been published.

Over the past 5 years, most of Commercial Services's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and IT services.

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