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School Transport Contract

MORAY COUNCIL

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22 Oct 2025 at 00:00

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Notice Title

School Transport Contract

Notice Description

Moray Council has a variety of requirements in relation to transportation, including Home to School transport, Community Services transport and Public Bus services. This tender sets out the Council's requirements for the provision of Home to School Transport only.

Lot Information

Large Vehicles

This tender is for the provision of transport associated with education. To ease completion for bidders all lot information is contained in the commercial envelope on PCS-Tender for the project identified. Lot 1 is for large vehicles (>16 seats). The statement for a Find a Tender Service (FTS) notice: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: This contract can be extended for a further 2 periods of up to 12 months

Small Vehicles

This tender is for the provision of transport associated with education. To ease completion for bidders all lot information is contained in the commercial envelope on PCS-Tender for the project identified. Lot 2 is for smaller vehicles (up to 16 seats). The statement for a Find a Tender Service (FTS) notice: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: This contract can be extended for a further 2 periods of up to 12 months

Youth Orchestra Transport

This tender is for the provision of transport associated with education. To ease completion for bidders all lot information is contained in the commercial envelope on PCS-Tender for the project identified. Lot 3 is for the provision of transport to Moray Youth Orchestra (Saturdays only). Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: This contract can be extended for a further 2 periods of up to 12 months

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000813605
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541949
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

60171000 - Hire of passenger cars with driver

60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,220,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
24 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Consideration will be made during the final year of the initial period whether contract extensions will be taken or not. It is expected that future requirements will be retendered in 5-7 years

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MORAY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Elaine Summerfield
Contact Email
procurement@moray.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1343563137

Buyer Location

Locality
ELGIN
Postcode
IV30 1BX
Post Town
Inverness
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
TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey

Local Authority
Moray
Electoral Ward
Elgin City North
Westminster Constituency
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey

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