Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c13-28c5-7319-ad40-9587a9105d45/provision-of-coach-driver-hire-services awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Provision of coach & driver HIRE services [Metropolitan Police Service](https://tendernation.io/buyers/metropolitan-police-service) Estimated value Not stated Published 17 Nov 2017 Deadline Closed 24 Jul 2017 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The MPS is seeking to award a contract following a tendering process to a suitably capable Contractor for the Provision of Coach and Driver services for a term for 18 months. The MPS require the Contractor to co-ordinate and manage the provision of Coach Hire Services for use by the MPS in support of operational policing. The range of services may vary during the life of the contract. The current requirement to arrange coach transportation is dependent on the level of operational policing commitments which do not follow a set pattern. The typical sizes of vehicles are coaches and minibuses. There are several known peak periods each year when there is a requirement for coach hire, these periods include: • Trooping the Colour • State Opening of Parliament • Notting Hill Carnival • New Year's Eve Celebrations • Other State Occasions e.g. State Visits The MPS require vehicles to support policing operations, which are generally pre-planned events but vary in nature and scope. The range of vehicles required will include sixteen (16), twenty-nine (29), fifty-three (53) and seventy-four seated coaches, usually single decked. For full details of the specification of requirements please see the Invitation to Tender documents published via EU Supply web portal. ## CPV classification Coaches Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/aaf01bb2-d6de-445c-98e2-2c151e850304) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Metropolitan Police Service: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/metropolitan-police-service) [Sector More Transport equipment & vehicles tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles) ## More tenders like this [Fire engines – Löschfahrzeug mit Bergeausrüstung LF-B · Marktgemeinde Natternbach · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3f0d-7330-9b63-15c71c296ead/austria-fire-engines-loschfahrzeug-mit-bergeausrustung-lf-b) [Driving simulators – Dostawa i zakup symulatora ciągnika rolniczego, kombajnu zbożowego, ładowarki teleskopowej, wózka jezdniowego (widłowego) oraz samochodu osobowego w jednym urządzeniu – 2 sztuki · Zespół Szkół Centrum Kształcenia Rolniczego Im. Władysława Grabskiego · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3fb8-726c-b5f9-207c29d0524c/poland-driving-simulators-dostawa-i-zakup-symulatora-ciagnika-rolniczego-ko) [Miscellaneous spare parts – Mercedes Benz transporto priemonių atsarginės dalys · Gynybos Resursų Agentūra Prie Kam · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2a19-7030-8c6b-4ec58460f4ff/lithuania-miscellaneous-spare-parts-mercedes-benz-transporto-priemoniu-atsar) [Special-purpose motor vehicles – Road-Rail Truck with Rubber Tyres and Rail Wheels · Pääkaupunkiseudun Kaupunkiliikenne Oy · 43 days left · 1 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-14f3-71d6-a448-343d9d1a19a7/finland-special-purpose-motor-vehicles-road-rail-truck-with-rubber-tyres-and) [Motor vehicles for the transport of goods – Timmerbil JGY · Upphandlingskontoret · 30 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0c3d-711e-a061-282eb71f83ed/sweden-motor-vehicles-for-the-transport-of-goods-timmerbil-jgy) [Control, safety or signalling equipment for roads – Acord cadru de furnizare și punere în funcțiune de echipamente și dotări suplimentare, aferent obiectivului de investiții „Supraînălțare treceri pietoni și intersecții în vecinătatea unităților de învățământ și a zonelor aglomerate · Sector 3 Al Municipiului Bucuresti · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-5cd1-7175-8971-1cd72f0b2a0c/romania-control-safety-or-signalling-equipment-for-roads-acord-cadru-de-fur)