Notice Information
Notice Title
SCHOOL AND LOCAL TRANSPORT SERVICES - JURA
Notice Description
Argyll and Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport on Jura.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Argyll & Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport on Jura. See attached tender documents for full details.
Renewal: Renewal will be 5-7 years after contract award.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000797137
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534449
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £907,589 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 5 or 7 years from award.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Emma Graham, Lewis Cowburgh
- Contact Email
- emma.graham@argyll-bute.gov.uk, lewis.cowburgh@argyll-bute.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1586555232
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
- 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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR528929&idx=1
24th April 2025 - Invite to Tender Document. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR528929&idx=2
24th April 2025 - Pricing & Capacity Template - Jura -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR528929&idx=3
24th April 2025 - Route Spec -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR528929&idx=4
24th April 2025 - Route Spec B -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR528929&idx=5
24th April 2025 - Community Benefits Guidance -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528929
SCHOOL AND LOCAL TRANSPORT SERVICES - JURA - Argyll and Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport on Jura. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534449
SCHOOL AND LOCAL TRANSPORT SERVICES - JURA - Argyll and Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport on Jura.
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