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Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for a Coach Service for 2027/28 academic year onwards

Ashford and ST Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · NHS and health

In brief

Ashford and ST Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced plans to buy transport work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 8 months, up to 44 months with extensions, starting 27 September 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for transport contracts in this region (from 173 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Pre-market engagement questionnaire for expressions of interest in being invited to tender for the supply of the Coach Service for Students for Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust from the start of the academic year in 2027 for a period to be decided not exceeding four years. The service will involve four weekday return journeys per week from W6 8RF to KT16 0PZ in the morning and the return trip in the afternoon. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Ashford:-Hire-of-passenger-transport-vehicles-with-driver./T3R24P6E86 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/T3R24P6E86

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 056591-2026

About the buyer

Ashford and ST Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLast 12 months

Procurements

6

Awards

5
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From notice 056591-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.