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03 Sep 2024 at 18:17

Summary of the contracting process

Fife College, located in Dunfermline, has awarded a contract for the provision of transport services to various suppliers including Island Cars Ltd, ALY'S TAXIS, The Taxi Centre Fife Ltd, X Cabs, and f m cabs. The contract, titled "Award of Foundation Apprentice Transport 2024-5 FC-2024-0017," falls under the services category, specifically transport services excluding waste transport such as buses, coaches, and taxis. This contract involves the transportation of students between high schools in Fife and the college campuses. The procurement method used for this contract was direct, and the contract was awarded on 3rd September 2024.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for transport service providers, particularly those specialising in taxi and mini-bus services. Businesses experienced in managing school transport and having a reliable fleet are well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. Additionally, the cooperation among multiple suppliers indicates potential subcontracting and partnership opportunities, valuable for businesses looking to enter or expand within the public sector transport services market in Fife.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Award of Foundation Apprentice Transport 2024-5 FC-2024-0017

Notice Description

Fife College requires contractors to provide a transport (taxi/mini bus) service between various high schools in Fife to College campuses for their Foundation Apprentices training and then returned at the end of the training.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000771735
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP513516
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
The contract is awarded to a single supplier without competition.
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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

34121500 - Coaches

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60120000 - Taxi services

60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£24,677 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Sep 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Fife College
Additional Buyers

APUC Limited on behalf of Sabhal Mor Ostaig

Aberdeenshire Council

Atrium Homes

Borders General Hospital

Clyde Gateway URC

Consumer Scotland

Forestry and Land Scotland

Midlothian Council

Moray Council

NHS Ayrshire & Arran

NHS Highland

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Government

Scottish Government- SASA

Scottish Police Authority

South Ayrshire Council

Transport Scotland

University of Dundee

Zero Waste Scotland Ltd

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
KY11 8DY
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
Not specified

Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Dunfermline Central
Westminster Constituency
Dunfermline and Dollar

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
53
Supplier Names

AECOM

ALY'S TAXIS

AMD Contract Services Ltd

ASA Recruitment (Quick Quotes)

Artscape Gardens

AtkinsRealis UK Limited

Balfour Beatty

Bell Group Limited

Central Demolition Ltd

DFFC LTD

Duke Electrical Services Ltd

Everwarm Ltd

FRASER C ROBB LIMITED

GTR Contracts Ltd

Hamilton Sales and Service UK Ltd

Harper Macleod LLP

Harvey Nash Limited

IFF Research Ltd.

Integrated Water Services

Island Cars Ltd

Jacobs U.K. Limited

Korero Studio LTD

LDA Design Consulting Ltd

Leith Creative Agency Ltd (T/A Leith Agency)

Lorien Resourcing Ltd

MAM Contracting

Mental Health Innovations (SHOUT 85258)

Momentum 4 Ltd

Optimal Economics

Pat Munro (Alness) Ltd

Perth Radio Taxis Limited

Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust

Pick Everard

Progressive Partnership Ltd.

Pye Tait Consulting

Republic of Media

Resource Futures

Royal Bank of Scotland

SAMS Applied Marine Science Enterprise Limited

SYSTRA LIMITED

Shred Station

Sight and Sound Technology

Smarts

Taylor McKenzie Research & Marketing Ltd

The Taxi Centre Fife Ltd

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Venesky Brown Ltd

Waters Limited

WeGo Bus Limited

X Cabs

Xerox (UK) Limited

f m cabs

rov scotland

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