Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Metropolitan Police Service · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- CMAC Group UK Limited
- Value
- £16,686,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Sector
- Transport services · Hire of buses and coaches with driver (CPV 60172000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Sep 2025
- Published7 Aug 2025Published 25 days before the contract date
Description
The provision of Coach and Driver Hire Services are required to support police operations on occasions where large numbers of officers require transportation. The level of requirement is dependent on often-unforeseen circumstances or events for which an ad hoc requirement is needed. However, there are several known peak periods each year, these periods include, but are not limited to: o Notting Hill Carnival (usually taking place on the last weekend of August and historically the largest requirement for this service) o New Year's Eve o State Occasions e.g. Royal Funeral, Trooping the Colour, Opening of Parliament, o Remembrance Sunday o State Visits by overseas Heads of State o Major Sporting Events e.g. Football Games o Festivals Other events that can require police officer presence, which can result in the need for transportation services, have been listed below for illustrative purposes (this list is not exhaustive): o Other special events taking place in the Metropolitan Police Di…
About the supplier
CMAC Group UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06054801).