Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of School Transport Services - Mid Argyll
Notice Description
Argyll and Bute Council are looking to Contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport in Mid Argyll.
Lot Information
1507P
Argyll & Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport in Mid Argyll. See attached tender documents for full details.
Renewal: Renewal will be 5-7 years after contract award.
1501LArgyll & Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport in Mid Argyll. See attached tender documents for full details.
Renewal: Renewal will be 5-7 years after contract award.
1509NArgyll and Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport in Mid Argyll. See attached tender documents for full detail.
Renewal: Renewal will be 5-7 years after contract award.
1510LArgyll and Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport in Mid Argyll. See attached tender documents for full detail.
Renewal: Renewal will be 5-7 years after contract award.
1559GArgyll and Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport in Mid Argyll. See attached tender documents for full detail.
Renewal: Renewal will be 5-7 years after contract award.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0547a7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056508-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,758,267 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 5 or 7 years from award.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Annabel Travers
- Contact Email
- annabel.travers@argyll-bute.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LOCHGILPHEAD
- Postcode
- PA31 8RT
- Post Town
- Paisley
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland, TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute
-
- Local Authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Electoral Ward
- Mid Argyll
- Westminster Constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Further Information
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