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Coach & Mini Bus Hire

Details

Value
£120,000
Topic
Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Published
12 November 2026
Submission
14 December 2026in 1 month

Tender description

Suppliers are required to provide coach and minibus hire services for authorised University journeys, including student sport, the LIFT OFF widening-access programme, University events, visitor transport, transport for Court members and senior visitors, airport and railway-station transfers, staff and student travel, and other recurring or ad hoc requirements. Services may involve travel within Dundee, Angus, Fife and elsewhere in Scotland or the wider UK, with the applicable lot and vehicle allocation determined by passenger numbers, the required service standard, accessibility, luggage and equipment, journey length and operational requirements. Lot 1: Coach Hire Suppliers are required to provide coach hire services for authorised University journeys, including student sport, the LIFT OFF widening-access programme, University events, visitor transport, transport for Court members and senior visitors, airport and railway-station transfers, staff and student travel, and other recurring or ad hoc requirements. Services may involve travel within Dundee, Angus, Fife and elsewhere in Scotland or the wider UK, with the applicable lot and vehicle allocation determined by passenger numbers, the required service standard, accessibility, luggage and equipment, journey length and operational requirements. Lot 2: Minibus Hire Suppliers are required to provide Minibus hire services for authorised University journeys, including student sport, the LIFT OFF widening-access programme, University events, visitor transport, transport for Court members and senior visitors, airport and railway-station transfers, staff and student travel, and other recurring or ad hoc requirements. Services may involve travel within Dundee, Angus, Fife and elsewhere in Scotland or the wider UK, with the applicable lot and vehicle allocation determined by passenger numbers, the required service standard, accessibility, luggage and equipment, journey length and operational requirements.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published12 November 2026
    Current notice
  2. Next: Submission date14 December 2026in 1 month

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About the buyer

University of Abertay buys as a higher education body based in Dundee. Frameworks come from consortia including APUC, Scotland Excel and the Government Commercial Agency. The procurement team moved in-house from APUC in March 2025. Procurement follows the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Abertay's contract awards have been in IT services, business services and electrical equipment and lighting.

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