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WFCG Student Transport Tender

The Windsor Forest Colleges Group

Good for small firms

Estimated value
£600,000
Excluding VAT
Where
UK-wide
Buyer in South East England
Trade
Transport and logistics
Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Documents
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Time to bid
10 full UK working days before the closing day, Mon 9 Nov 2026 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Mon 2 Nov 2026, 5 working days from now.
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 32 days from publication to the closing day: about the same as the median for open transport and logistics tenders (31 days).
Value
£600,000 is below the median (£4m) of the 107 open transport and logistics tenders that state a value.
This buyer
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Lots
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Windsor Forest Colleges Group Student Transport Tender

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 095257-2026
Also on Contracts Finder
Buyer
The Windsor Forest Colleges Group
Buyer’s region
South East England
Where the work is
UK-wide
Listed on Evendraft under
South East England (the buyer’s region: the notice says the work can be anywhere)
Published
8 Oct 2026
Tender deadline
9 Nov 2026, 12:00 UK time
Questions by
2 Nov 2026, 12:00 UK time
Estimated value
£600,000 (excluding VAT)
Trade
Transport and logistics
CPV codes
  • 60172000 Hire of buses and coaches with driver
  • 60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Procedure
Open procedureOne stage: any supplier can send a full tender.
Framework
No
Lots
5 lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Yes
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
YesGood for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
Documents
On Multiquote

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