Tender

18/1237 Community Services Transport

MORAY COUNCIL

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Tender

14 Jan 2026 at 00:00

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Notice Title

18/1237 Community Services Transport

Notice Description

Provision of transportation for Adult Community Services in Moray.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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 Community services Transport 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 1 period of up to 12 months

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000820220
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN547175
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,398,036 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
20 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

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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