Coach Tenders

See open coach tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Coach procurement covers coach hire, coach and minibus frameworks, and coach transport services for schools, universities, NHS trusts and local authorities. Buyers use these contracts for home-to-school transport, student trips, hospital transfers and event travel, mostly via framework agreements and DPS that reopen annually.

There are 468 coach contracts tracked to date, 227 awarded and 7 open now. The largest categories are CPV 60172000 (Hire of buses and coaches with driver) and 34121000 (Buses and coaches).

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about coach hire, coach and minibus, coach transport in the UK public sector.

  • How do I find coach hire tenders in the UK?

    Search coach hire, coach and minibus, and coach transport notices across the portals that publish them, or use Stotles to see all of it in one place, aggregated from 100+ portals. You can filter by buyer, stage and value, and read the buyer's own procurement documents before a tender opens.

  • What CPV codes cover coach and coach hire contracts?

    The main codes are 60172000 (Hire of buses and coaches with driver), 60170000 (Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver) and 34121000 (Buses and coaches). Notices also carry 60100000 (Road transport services) and 34120000 (Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons) where the contract covers a mixed vehicle fleet.

  • Who buys coach contracts in the UK public sector?

    Schools and local authorities buy coach contracts for home-to-school transport, universities buy them for student trips and open days, and NHS trusts buy them for patient and staff transport. Most of this runs through framework agreements or dynamic purchasing systems that reopen for new suppliers on a rolling basis.

  • Are coach contracts usually awarded through frameworks?

    Yes. A large share of coach hire notices establish or call off a framework or DPS rather than a one-off contract, which is why the same buyer often reissues a coach hire notice every year or two as the framework refreshes. Ad-hoc or termly call-offs are common alongside multi-year agreements.

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