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University of Portsmouth Bus Service

University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:55.

Opportunity overview

The Supplier shall be required to provide two main bus Service routes: U1: is a Southsea circular route that operates Monday to Friday, during term-time, in an anti-clockwise direction only, through the main student and staff housing areas and starting at Kings Theatre. U2: The U2 bus Service shall run Monday to Friday, during term-time, to help students get from the city centre campus to Langstone sports pitches. The nature of the University activities is such that demand for bus Services will fluctuate during the day, (with early morning and late afternoon peaks for travel), and throughout the year, with greater demand at the start of the academic year and during events organised by the University or Student Union, for example. The Supplier shall be required to provide Services to cater for the busiest periods, and shall be required to deliver a flexible Service which is able to react to changes in demand. This may require the provision of duplicate or additional vehicles operating outside the standard timetable, and provision of additional vehicles to cater for specific events within the University calendar.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

FIRST HAMPSHIRE & DORSET LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£3.6m
Awarded
23 May 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01999120
Location
Fareham, UKJ35, PO16 0ST, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV60100000 — Road transport services
  • CPV60112000 — Public road transport services
  • CPV60130000 — Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001AED 2m · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
24-HB-057
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
011032-2025
Description
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Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 Feb 2030, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
16 May 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends
28 Apr 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
18 Apr 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
2,000,000
Currency
AED
Including VAT
2,400,000

Renewal

Description
Two periods of up to twelve months. Twenty four months in total

Award criteria

Weighting Description
The award criteria is provided in full in the Invitation to Tender documentation

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Simple description
Type
price
Description
The award criteria is provided in full in the Invitation to Tender documentation

Contract period

Ends
1 Sept 2028, 00:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
29 Aug 2030, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
98000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other community, social and personal services
Entry 2
Id
60112000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Public road transport services
Entry 3
Id
60100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Road transport services
Entry 4
Id
60130000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
010836-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
24 Mar 2025, 10:22
Entry 3
Id
011032-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
25 Mar 2025, 09:30

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
Preparation was prior to the Procurement Act go live date.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWYV-2655-NPMQ
Name
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ31
Country
GB
Locality
Portsmouth
Postal Code
PO1 2UP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
University House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PWYV-2655-NPMQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Helen Booth
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-01999120
Name
FIRST HAMPSHIRE & DORSET LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ35
Country
GB
Locality
Fareham
Postal Code
PO16 0ST
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hoeford

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
01999120
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PYVY-3373-XWGH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
23 May 2025, 01:00
Title
University of Portsmouth Bus Services
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
23 May 2025, 01:00

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
60100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Road transport services
Entry 2
Id
98000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Value

Amount
3,646,412
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
4,375,695

Options

Description
Flexibility in University changes and innovative improvements to the Service.

Renewal

Description
Option to extend for a further two years, if required.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
028338-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
29 May 2025, 10:04

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01999120
Name
FIRST HAMPSHIRE & DORSET LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Jul 2025, 00:59

Related lots

LOT-0001

Contract period

Ends
1 Sept 2028, 00:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Sept 2030, 00:59

Standstill Period

Ends
9 Jun 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
University of Portsmouth Bus Services
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
10 Jun 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
3,646,412
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
4,375,695

Period

Ends
1 Sept 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Sept 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option to extend for a further two (2) x twelve (12) month periods with a potential full Contract Period up to 31 August 2030.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
032288-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
13 Jun 2025, 14:01

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Service Times
Description
The Supplier should run the Services within one (1) minute early and five (5) minutes late at least 95% of the time.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Reporting
Description
The Performance Levels for reporting and performance purpose shall be as follows: 1)total full journeys accomplished without delay, vehicle breakdown; 2)on-time performance. Total journeys that reach each bus stop on time; 3) average delay at bus stops; 4) volume count of passengers per day; 5) bus speed as a proportion of general traffic speed; and 6) overall passenger satisfaction. To be monitored by surveys, and volume of complaints.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Portsmouth · UKJ31 · PO1 2UP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ31 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04f7bc-2025-06-13T14:01:54+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·