This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

30 Oct 2020 at 00:00

Tender

20 Apr 2020 at 01:00

Summary of the contracting process

Stirling Council is engaged in a procurement process titled "DPS for School and Other Transport," aimed at securing service contracts for transport related to the education and social care needs of children and vulnerable adults, as well as other transport requirements within the Stirling area and beyond. The procurement method is an open procedure, currently in the award stage, with the total contract value set at £6,207,000. The awards include contracts for transport by public service vehicle and by taxi or private hire car, signed on 1st October 2020. The procurement process originated from a tender initiated on 20th April 2020 and the bid opening was held on 25th May 2020.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses within the transport sector, particularly those that specialise in public service vehicles, taxis, and private hire services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as larger transport providers, would be well-suited to compete, especially those with experience in delivering services to local authorities or similar organisations. Given the broad scope of transport requirements, this contract could support sustained business growth for companies able to meet the specific needs outlined by Stirling Council.

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Notice Title

DPS for School and Other Transport

Notice Description

Stirling Council is purchasing service contracts for transport to meet the education and social care needs of children and vulnerable adults as well as other passenger or goods transport requirements. Most of the transport will be within Stirling Council area, but there will also be cross-boundary requirements ranging beyond the Council area.

Lot Information

TRANSPORT BY PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE

Stirling Council is purchasing service contracts for transport to meet the education and social care needs of children and vulnerable adults as well as other passenger or goods transport requirements. Most of the transport will be within Stirling Council area, but there will also be cross-boundary requirements ranging beyond the Council area.

TRANSPORT BY TAXI OR PRIVATE HIRE CAR

Stirling Council is purchasing service contracts for transport to meet the education and social care needs of children and vulnerable adults as well as other passenger or goods transport requirements. Most of the transport will be within Stirling Council area, but there will also be cross-boundary requirements ranging beyond the Council area.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000620142
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV398326
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

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

34121100 - Public-service buses

60120000 - Taxi services

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£6,207,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Oct 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 May 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Oct 20205 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Stirling 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
STIRLING
Postcode
FK8 2ET
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling

Local Authority
Stirling
Electoral Ward
Stirling West
Westminster Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
21
Supplier Names

24/7 Cars

Andrew Travel

COUNTRYSIDE CABS & MINIBUS SERVICE

Carrs Loch Lomond Ltd

D & S CABS

Drymen Taxi Services

Elite Cars

Express Taxis Ltd

First Midland Bluebird

Forth Taxis

Garelochhead Coaches

Goosecroft Taxis Ltd

Hunters Executive Coaches ltd

John Ferguson Mini Bus Hirer

Kingshouse Travel Ltd

LOCH LOMOND CABS

Order of Malta Diala-a-Journey Trust

Saturn (Scotland) LLP

Trossachs Cab Company

W G Scott & Son

millers taxis scotland ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR385476
    DPS for School and Other Transport - Stirling Council is purchasing service contracts for transport to meet the education and social care needs of children and vulnerable adults as well as other passenger or goods transport requirements. Most of the transport will be within Stirling Council area, but there will also be cross-boundary requirements ranging beyond the Council area.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV398326
    DPS for School and Other Transport - Stirling Council is purchasing service contracts for transport to meet the education and social care needs of children and vulnerable adults as well as other passenger or goods transport requirements. Most of the transport will be within Stirling Council area, but there will also be cross-boundary requirements ranging beyond the Council area.

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