Planning

Shuttle Bus

  • Cardiff University

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-028312

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051d28 (view related notices)

Published 29 May 2025, 8:53am



Scope

Reference

CU.1911.TH

Description

Pre-Market Engagement Notice

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2028
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Contract locations

  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Engagement

Engagement deadline

16 June 2025

Engagement process description

Cardiff University will be re-tendering their University Hall residences shuttle bus service from September 2025.

The University provide transport services for students living at University Hall residences CF23 5YB between university buildings (via a shuttle bus) service. Currently the service operates Monday to Friday between circa 8.10am and 6.15pm* (times may be subject to change).

The service is provided in line with the academic term dates (equates to approximately 40 weeks per annum, September - June with breaks during key holiday/recess periods, e.g., Christmas and Easter).

Full details of the tender will be issued on our tender portal via Sell to Wales (www.sell2wales.gov.uk ) and as part of the University pre-market engagement activities we are contacting suppliers in the South Wales area to raise awareness of the opportunity.

Potential Bidders are invited to submit information about their services which may inform our tender when published.

If after the tender is published, interested suppliers have any queries regarding the tender opportunity please contact Cardiff University Procurement team via our tenders portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

30 June 2025


Contracting authority

Cardiff University

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVT-4343-HWYR

Procurement Services

Cardiff

CF24 4HQ

United Kingdom

Region: UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales