Skip to content
ClosedBuses and coaches

Bus Shuttle Service for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust[E11]

United KingdomPooleUniversity Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust[E1]

Deadline[E4]
Buyer's deadline: 3 Jan 2025, 14:00 UTC. UTC: 3 Jan 2025, 14:00 UTC.
Value[E12]
GBP 700,000
Procedure[E8]
Open procedure (above threshold)One stage: bids go in by the deadline
Bid language
Your language

In plain English

What they want

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is leading a procurement on a Bus Shuttle Service between Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital. • The shuttle service must operate 7 days a week (including bank holidays).

Who can bid
The notice doesn't say. Check the selection criteria in the tender documents.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.
Published[E9]
28 Nov 2024
Last checked
24 hours ago
About the requirement · From the notice
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is leading a procurement on a Bus Shuttle Service between Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital. • The shuttle service must operate 7 days a week (including bank holidays). • Weekday services must operate throughout the day between 6am - 9.30pm, with increased frequency during peak shift times of trust staff • Weekend and bank holiday services can be of a lesser frequency, between 6am - 8.30pm and are required to meet peak shift times only •Shuttle bus goes between both sites Bournemouth to Poole and Poole to Bournemouth. The estimated value of the contract including any possible extensions is between £400,000 and £800,000 This figure is an estimate and the Trust can't guarantee that this value of business can be generated during the period of the contract. Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk[E5]

Preliminary, from the notice only

What the published notice says. This is not a recommendation. The tender documents can add or change requirements.

  • Delivery location: United Kingdom.[E6]

Create a free profile to see possible blockers for your company and the open questions.

Create a free profile

Eligibility and requirements

  • DetailDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E6]
  • The notice doesn't say. Check the selection criteria in the tender documents.

Tender documents

The tender documents are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We never sign in for you. Download them there and add them below, or paste their public address.

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

The notice gives no contact route for the buyer beyond the original notice.

How to ask a question

Ask clarification questions through the buyer's own process, usually its procurement portal, before the clarification deadline. Answers are normally shared with every bidder. Open the buyer's route

We show only the organisation's own contact route as published: its website, portal, shared mailboxes and main lines. Never a named person.

Evidence12 facts from the notice · Show

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

    Document 2cffa9e1-2488-4087-ad93-65b61c83a93d-806503, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 34121000 (Buses and coaches).

    Document 2cffa9e1-2488-4087-ad93-65b61c83a93d-806503, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    “UK”

    Document 2cffa9e1-2488-4087-ad93-65b61c83a93d-806503, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 3 Jan 2025, 14:00 UTC.

    “2025-01-03T14:00:00Z”

    Document 2cffa9e1-2488-4087-ad93-65b61c83a93d-806503, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is leading a procurement on a Bus Shuttle Service between Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital. • The shuttle service must operate 7 days a week (including bank holidays). • Weekday services must operate throughout the da…”

    Document 2cffa9e1-2488-4087-ad93-65b61c83a93d-806503, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: United Kingdom.

    Document 2cffa9e1-2488-4087-ad93-65b61c83a93d-806503, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 2cffa9e1-2488-4087-ad93-65b61c83a93d-806503, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).

    Document 2cffa9e1-2488-4087-ad93-65b61c83a93d-806503, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The notice was published on 28 Nov 2024.

    “2024-11-28T11:59:19Z”

    Document 2cffa9e1-2488-4087-ad93-65b61c83a93d-806503, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 2cffa9e1-2488-4087-ad93-65b61c83a93d-806503, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The notice is titled "Bus Shuttle Service for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust".

    Document 2cffa9e1-2488-4087-ad93-65b61c83a93d-806503, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    The stated value is GBP 700,000.

    “700000 GBP”

    Document 2cffa9e1-2488-4087-ad93-65b61c83a93d-806503, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

Contains public sector information from Contracts Finder, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (opens in a new tab). Personal contact details in notices are not stored or shown.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC

    The deadline (2025-01-03T14:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document 2cffa9e1-2488-4087-ad93-65b61c83a93d-806503