AwardedAwarded 16 December 2025
CSKL & TPPL Bus Framework 2025
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) · Local authority
In brief
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) awarded vehicle and fleet and transport work to Ford Motor Company Ltd, Allied Vehicles Limited and Bamford Bus Company Ltd and 32 others on 16 December 2025.
It is split into 5 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
What the notice says
CSKL and TPPL invited 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 Contacting Authorities for some services under lot 5.
The estimated total framework value is £360million inc. VAT. For the purposes of the required notices this value has been apportioned to the different lots, however, as per the original tender notice the intention is for Framework lot values to be shared with other lots on the framework if necessary.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=998483846
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | — | — |
| Lot 2 | — | — |
| Lot 3 | — | — |
| Lot 4 | — | — |
| Lot 5 | — | — |
Who won
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 078112-2025
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 004048-2026
About the buyer
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)Last 12 months
Procurements
23Awards
10Suppliers it has used most for vehicle and fleet
- Advanced KFS Special Vehicles Limited1 contract
- Alexander Dennis Limited1 contract
- Allied Vehicles Limited1 contract
- Bamford Bus Company Ltd1 contract
- Byd (U.K.) Co., Ltd.1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open vehicle and fleet tenders- £2.75mframework ceiling
- £375kestimated
From notice 078112-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 28 November 2025, last updated 16 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.