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SPS-02290 Provision of Coach Hire Services

Scottish Prison Service

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

07 Oct 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

02 Jun 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Planning

16 Jul 2025 at 01:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Prison Service bought an on-demand coach hire service for travel between its College on Newlands Road in Brightons, Falkirk, and its National Training Centre on Station Road in Fauldhouse, West Lothian, including return journeys. The service may also cover additional coach hire when operational needs require it. This is passenger coach transport for prison-service recruits travelling between the two training sites. The Scottish Prison Service is the buyer, and delivery is centred on these locations in Falkirk and West Lothian.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Braes travel Scotland Ltd, with an active contract signed on 16 September 2026. The contract value is £137,892.68. The stated contract period is 1,080 days, with an option to extend for up to a further 36 months. The Scottish Prison Service used an open procedure. Bids were assessed on price, weighted at 70%, and technical quality, weighted at 30%. Five bids were received for the single lot. The submission deadline was 6 July 2026. Electronic submission was used, and bids had to be in English.

This award shows demand for scheduled and operationally responsive coach transport linking the Scottish Prison Service’s Falkirk college and Fauldhouse training centre. A credible competitor when this requirement next comes to market would need to provide reliable coach hire on request, manage return journeys between the two sites and accommodate additional journeys driven by operational requirements. The requirement is focused on passenger transport rather than a broader travel-management service. Five suppliers competed, all classified as small or medium-sized enterprises, indicating that the work attracted bids from businesses of that scale. Suppliers with the vehicles, dispatch capacity and operational flexibility to serve these two locations would be well placed to compete. Technical quality carried substantial weight alongside price, so dependable service delivery would matter as well as cost.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SPS-02290 Provision of Coach Hire Services

Notice Description

The SPS is seeking a supplier to provide the Purchaser with a coach hire service, when requested, travelling between: -The Purchaser's College (Newlands Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0DE); -To Purchaser's National Training Centre Station Road Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9DJ; and -And the return journey There may be additional hire based on operational requirements.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The SPS has commenced this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of awarding a contract. Following publication of the Contract Notice, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) including the Single Procurement Document (SPD) will be published by SPS and will be made available to bidders. Tender responses will then be evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT.

Renewal: Optional extension of up to a further 36 months

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000803902
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566172
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, 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

60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£137,892 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
6 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Prison Service
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9DJ
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM76 Falkirk
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Braes travel Scotland ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534773
    SPS-02990 Bus Service for SPS Recruits - The SPS is seeking a supplier to provide the Purchaser with a coach hire service, when requested, travelling between: -The Purchaser's College (Newlands Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0DE); -To Purchaser's National Training Centre Station Road Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9DJ; and -And the return journey There may be additional hire based on operational requirements.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN557095
    SPS-02290 Provision of Coach Hire Services - The SPS is seeking a supplier to provide the Purchaser with a coach hire service, when requested, travelling between: -The Purchaser's College (Newlands Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0DE); -To Purchaser's National Training Centre Station Road Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9DJ; and -And the return journey There may be additional hire based on operational requirements.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566172
    SPS-02290 Provision of Coach Hire Services - The SPS is seeking a supplier to provide the Purchaser with a coach hire service, when requested, travelling between: -The Purchaser's College (Newlands Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0DE); -To Purchaser's National Training Centre Station Road Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9DJ; and -And the return journey There may be additional hire based on operational requirements.

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