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TT0007- Modification 2 of Taxibus Contract

Fife Council

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11 Aug 2026 at 15:39

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Summary of the contracting process

Fife Council procured a non-scheduled passenger transport service for its West Fife Taxibus, also referred to as the GoFlexi Taxibus, pilot. The requirement was a modification to extend the service’s operating hours so that they align with the operating hours already used in the North Fife area. The work is delivered in West Fife, within the Fife Council area. This is a local demand-responsive or flexible passenger transport operation rather than a conventional scheduled bus service. The procurement is for services and relates to the existing West Fife pilot, with the modification intended to support a longer trial period following recommendations in a bus review.

The procurement has been awarded and the resulting contract is active. Fife Council awarded the modified Taxibus contract to Moffat & Williamson Ltd, an SME. The contract was signed on 7 June 2023 and has a stated value of £3,222,339, in GBP. The contract period is 480 days. It covers one requirement: extending the current West Fife GoFlexi Taxibus service for a longer trial period and aligning its operating hours with North Fife. The modification followed recommendations in a Consultant’s Bus Review Report produced in 2025, two years after the initial contract began. The recorded rationale is that the circumstances leading to the modification could not have been foreseen by a diligent contracting authority.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Fife Council for flexible, non-scheduled passenger transport in West Fife, delivered as a local taxibus pilot with operating hours aligned to another area’s service. A credible future competitor would need experience organising and delivering demand-responsive passenger transport, the operational capacity to run services across West Fife, and the ability to manage a pilot over an extended trial period. Providers should be able to adapt operating hours to coordinate with established services in neighbouring areas and respond to recommendations from service reviews. The award to an SME indicates that a business of this scale can be delivered by a smaller specialist operator, subject to meeting the buyer’s requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TT0007- Modification 2 of Taxibus Contract

Notice Description

Lot Information

Lot 1

Modification to extend the current West Fife Taxibus service pilot operating hours to align with the current operating hours within the North Fife area

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e1ab
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076357-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,222,339 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Jun 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Fife Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLENROTHES
Postcode
KY7 5LT
Postcode Area
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Westminster Constituency
Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Moffat & Williamson Ltd

Further Information

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