Notice Information
Notice Title
Trossachs Explorer Shuttle Bus 2026_27 - PIN
Notice Description
Provision of Shuttle Bus services
Lot Information
Lot 1
Following a successful two-year pilot of the Trossachs Explorer, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority are looking to understand interest from bus operators to deliver an extended service, subject to successful funding award and tender.. subject to funding
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000813090
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541428
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 27 Feb 20263 days to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LOCH LOMOND & THE TROSSACHS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Andrew Jump
- Contact Email
- procurement@lochlomond-trossachs.org
- Contact Phone
- +44 1389722664
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ALEXANDRIA
- Postcode
- G83 8EG
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM31 East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
-
- Local Authority
- West Dunbartonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Lomond
- Westminster Constituency
- West Dunbartonshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT541428&idx=1
14th October 2025 - Information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541428
Trossachs Explorer Shuttle Bus 2026_27 - PIN - Provision of Shuttle Bus services
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