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ScotRail Alternative Transport Services

ScotRail Trains Limited

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

15 Oct 2025 at 11:37

Award Notice
Tender

30 Sep 2022 at 13:42

Tender Notice
Planning

08 Aug 2022 at 16:14

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

ScotRail Trains Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Rail Holdings Limited, has awarded contracts for the "ScotRail Alternative Transport Services" project, which encompassed planned and emergency transport provisions including buses, taxis, and the Glasgow stations bus link. The procurement stage is now complete, with awards granted on dates spanning from September to December 2023. The contracts, primarily categorised under railway transport services, reflect ScotRail's strategic alignment with their commitment to sustaining passenger services under the mandate of the Scottish Ministers. The procurement method used was a selective procedure, involving a negotiated process with prior competition, and the geographical region for these services is the United Kingdom - specifically, Scotland (UKM).

This procurement represents significant business growth opportunities, especially for large enterprise transport companies able to provide robust and scalable transport services. Successful bids indicated active participation from suppliers such as Transport UK - Travel Connect for buses, CMAC Group UK Ltd for taxis, and First Scotland for the Glasgow stations bus link. Such contracts are ideal for businesses possessing the capacity to handle large-scale passenger transport requirements and those with existing infrastructure to support both planned and emergency needs. The procurement process valued technical quality and price substantially, as reflected in the criteria, thereby allowing companies offering competitive pricing with high service standards an advantage in this tendering environment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ScotRail Alternative Transport Services

Notice Description

This project will cover a new contract for the provision of planned and emergency buses and taxi alongside the Glasgow stations bus link. The requirement will be lotted as follows: Lot 1- Buses Lot 2- Taxi Lot 3- Glasgow Stations Bus Link

Lot Information

Buses

This project will cover a new contract for the provision of planned and emergency buses for ScotRail passengers and staff. Additional information: To participate you must submit an electronic PQQ via the ScotRail Wax Sourcing System by the deadline. The system can be accessed here https://scotrail.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ListEvents.aspx and you should log in if you already have a registered account or register to create an account and log in to access the PQQ.

Renewal: ScotRail reserves the right to extend the contract for a further five 1 year periods.

Taxi

This project will cover a new contract for the provision of planned and emergency taxis for ScotRail passengers and staff. Additional information: To participate you must submit an electronic PQQ via the ScotRail Wax Sourcing System by the deadline. The system can be accessed here https://scotrail.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ListEvents.aspx and you should log in if you already have a registered account or register to create an account and log in to access the PQQ.

Renewal: ScotRail reserves the right to extend the contract for a further five 1 year periods.

Glasgow Stations Bus Link

This project will cover a new contract for the provision of the Glasgow stations bus link. Additional information: To participate you must submit an electronic PQQ via the ScotRail Wax Sourcing System by the deadline. The system can be accessed here https://scotrail.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ListEvents.aspx and you should log in if you already have a registered account or register to create an account and log in to access the PQQ.

Renewal: ScotRail reserves the right to extend the contract for a further five 1 year periods.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0359f6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065532-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

34121000 - Buses and coaches

60120000 - Taxi services

60200000 - Railway transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
31 Oct 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
16 Sep 2022Expired
Award Date
29 Sep 20232 years ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2027 4-5 years
Recurrence
Proposed initial term is to 31st March 2027 with potential options to extend to 31st March 2032 - this contract may be re-tendered beyond these dates.

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ScotRail Trains Limited
Additional Buyers

ScotRail Trains Limited (Utilities)

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G40 1DN
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
Calton
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

CMAC Group UK Ltd

First Scotland T/A First Aberdeen Limited, First Glasgow (No1) Limited, First Glasgow (No2) Limited

Transport UK - Travel Connect

Further Information

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