Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Tender description

Contract to provide scheduled bus and coach services. Services are provided solely for the University “community”. They are not open to members of the public or children. The services comprise six scheduled bus/coach routes. These shall operate Monday to Friday except Bank Holidays. There are no services from 24 December to 1 January when the University is closed. The Medway service requires passengers to purchase tickets in advance. There is no requirement for drivers to sell tickets or handle cash. On other routes the service is currently free of charge. The services are designed to complement travel to lectures and social events particularly from student halls of residence at Avery Hill, support the recruitment of commuter students travelling between London and Medway, and facilitate intercampus business journeys by staff. They are therefore of major strategic importance to the University. The University is seeeking to appoint a contractor to operate scheduled bus and coach services for the transportation of students and staff between its main sites in Greenwich, Avery Hill, Medway and Woolwich and serving Falconwood railway station. Operated over 6 routes. Services are operated Monday to Friday, except Bank Holidays and 24 Dec to 1 Jan. Services are not open to the general public. It is intended that the form of contract used will be NEC4 Termed Service Contract.