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AwardUpdate

14 Oct 2022 at 12:24

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07 Dec 2021 at 15:25

Award

21 Apr 2021 at 13:15

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the Covid-19 Support Grant – Restart: Prentice Coaches was initiated by Transport Scotland, a buyer located in Glasgow, United Kingdom. This tender falls under the services industry category, specifically public road transport services. The procurement stage included an award update with key dates starting from July 16, 2020, to March 31, 2022. Prentice Coaches Ltd was the awarded supplier for this contract.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the public road transport services sector to engage in contracts for providing local bus services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that can deliver high-quality public-service buses are well-suited to compete for this tender. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, motivated by extreme urgency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to maintain bus services during capacity constraints.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Covid-19 Support Grant - Restart: Prentice Coaches

Notice Description

Contract for the delivery of local bus services in Scotland.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Contract award notification modified to reflect the total award of Covid Support Grant funding

Procurement Information

In view of the emergency situation arising from COVID 19, contracts are awarded without a competition under Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 in order to allow bus services to meet demand while physical distancing requirements (and therefore carrying capacity constraints) remain in place.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a88e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028997-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

34121100 - Public-service buses

60112000 - Public road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,880,016 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Jul 20206 years ago
Contract Period
16 Jul 2020 - 31 Mar 2022 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Transport Scotland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G4 0HF
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Prentice Coaches Ltd

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