Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 2 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

LUV01228 - UoL Shuttle Bus Service

Official notice

Authority: University of Leicester (Education)

Direct award

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)

Awarded value£550,000published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 24 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Centrebus North Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UoL Shuttle Bus for 2025/2026 academic year to run from Oadby to Main Campus

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands

34121000 Buses and coaches

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update: 12 Sept 2025, 16:05 BST
Authority reference: LUV01228
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-056320
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05579f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: N/A

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

5 Aug 2025 → 12 Sept 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
5 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published
12 Sept 2025, 16:05 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2025

Transparency notice published
2 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
24 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
6 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
12 Sept 2025, 16:05 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £550,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Centrebus North Limited1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026	£550,000 inc. VAT	24 Jul 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Centrebus North Limited
Signed
6 Aug 2025
Value
£550,000 inc. VAT
Period
1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Leicester

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPNM-4297-VLCH University Road, University Road, Leicester, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 7RHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Centrebus North LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05649134 43 Wenlock Way, Leicester, East Midlands, LE4 9HUContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractDOCX

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender12 Sept 2025, 16:05 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender24 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender2 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST