Cross-Channel Transport Services

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Estimated value

£2.2m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

15 May 2026

Deadline 09 Jun 2026

Description

The indicative scope includes, but is not limited to: Provision of coach services between Folkestone and Calais suitable for the safe transport of Home Office staff, including appropriate seating capacity and accessibility features. Provision of short notice transport from Coquelles to Folkestone for individuals and their luggage following vehicle seizure. Drivers and operational staff with relevant qualifications, vetting and training Contingency and resilience arrangements to support service reliability Compliance with all applicable transport, health and safety, and safeguarding legislation

Scope

Reference
Project_20131
Total value
£2,200,000 excluding VAT
£2,640,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
30 Aug 2026 to 22 Nov 2029
Possible extension to 22 Nov 2031

Two optional 12 month extension periods

Main category
services
CPV classifications
60172000
60170000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
PricePriceprice40.00%
QualityQualityquality60.00%

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
26 May 2026, 11:00 am
Submission deadline
09 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
Submission address
The Buyer wishes to run an Open process under the Procurement Act 2023 for Cross Channel Transport Services. Prior to the release of tender documentation, tenderers will be required to sign an un-edited version (except for where information has been requested) of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), of this procurement and upload onto the Home Office e-sourcing portal. The NDA can be downloaded from the Home Office e-sourcing portal. If you have not yet registered on the e-sourcing portal, please do so at: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/ by following the link. Please note that to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation that you are registering , which would be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the e-sourcing portal, please search for the following project information:- project_20131 Cross-Channel Transport Services itt_1858- NDA Cross-Channel Transport Services once a signed NDA has been received tenderes will be added to the tender event, https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure