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CSKL & TPPL Bus Framework 2025

Commercial Services Kent Limited · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:14.

Opportunity overview

CSKL and TPPL will be inviting 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 Contact Authorities for some services. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=960152102

Classification

  • CPV34114400 — Minibuses
  • CPV34115200 — Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons
  • CPV34120000 — Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
  • CPV34121000 — Buses and coaches
  • CPV34139000 — Chassis
  • CPV60100000 — Road transport services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
ocds-h6vhtk-055539
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Additional Procurement Categories

services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
16 Dec 2029, 23:59
Starts
17 Dec 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34114400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Minibuses
Entry 2
Id
34115200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons
Entry 3
Id
34120000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
Entry 4
Id
34121000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Buses and coaches
Entry 5
Id
34139000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Chassis
Entry 6
Id
60100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Road transport services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
035814-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
27 Jun 2025, 14:05

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
11 Jul 2025, 23:59
Description
The proposed bus and passenger transport framework is intended to be accessible across the UK. The solution will be a partnership between Commercial Services Kent Limited (CSKL) and The Procurement Partnership Ltd (TPPL). The framework is a renewal of previous national bus frameworks that have been successful across a number of iterations. TPPL will be supporting CSKL throughout this procurement process. Providing support in document creation, during the tender window, in evaluating responses, and in providing on going management of the resultant framework agreement. The scope of engagement for this new iteration of the framework is a questionnaire based survey. The purpose of the questionnaire is to seek views from the supply-chain on issues that may impact on the final specification, lot structure, and the scope for delivering social value outcomes. The information gathered will be used for the following: •To build capacity within the supply chain to bid for the proposed framework •To engage with partners on the overall general scope of the specification and requirements prior to issuing the tender documents. •To provide feedback in relation to the appetite of the market together with information that will allow the exercise to be shaped to elicit a positive response from suppliers. The benefits to your organisation in participating in this process include: •The chance to assess whether the opportunity will be suitable and of interest to you. •Ensuring that the specification is realistic and market focused. •The chance to raise any risks, concerns or issues regarding the potential opportunity. Your responses will assist us in creating a process which is well-framed, focused, feasible, and likely to be of interest to the market. There is no commercial advantage or disadvantage to your organisation as a result of being involved in this market engagement. This process focuses on the market rather than on the merits of individual suppliers. It involves no element of supplier selection or bid evaluation. The questionnaire is available for completion upon request via TPPL during the period 27th June 2025 to 11th July 2025 at 17:00. The questionnaire is accessible via this link: https://forms.office.com/e/mEQLsWETDt Completed engagement questionnaires must be submitted no later than 5:00pm on the 11th of July 2025.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYCX-4938-CCHM
Name
Commercial Services Kent Limited

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ46
Country
GB
Locality
West Malling
Postal Code
ME19 4YT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Head Office, 1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PYCX-4938-CCHM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · West Malling · UKJ46 · ME19 4YT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055539-2025-06-27T14:05:53+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·