Notice Information
Notice Title
Tender for the Supply of Local Bus Services
Notice Description
Local Bus Services for Dundee City area
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of Local Bus Services to Dundee City. 3 options, all must be priced for. This procurement will only be awarded on agreement of annual budget. Additional information: This procurement exercise will only be awarded when annual budget has been finalised.
Renewal: 1 year plus 1 further year budget depending
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ec78
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038294-2026
- 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
-
- CPV Codes
60100000 - Road transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £134,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £134,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £397,488 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Apr 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Apr 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DUNDEE
- Postcode
- DD1 1QE
- Post Town
- Dundee
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
- Delivery Location
- TLM71 Angus and Dundee City
-
- Local Authority
- Dundee City
- Electoral Ward
- Maryfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Dundee Central
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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