Notice Information
Notice Title
Ballater and Deeside Bike Bus, family rides and cycle confidence activities for active travel
Notice Description
Delivery of a Bike Bus to and from Ballater Primary School alongside other activities to encourage more cycling for active travel in the Ballater area, including family rides.
Lot Information
Lot 1
As part of the Cairngorms 2030 transport programme, Cairngorms National Park Authority invites suitably qualified and experienced organisations to submit a tender for the delivery of a Bike Bus to and from Ballater Primary School alongside other activities encourage more cycling for active travel in the Ballater area, including family rides. There is potential for delivery of activities in the wider Deeside area in future, subject to funding and contract extension.
Renewal: Initial contract period from March 2026 - end Oct 2026, with possibility of extension until end Oct 2028 subject to funding and performance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000821262
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN547695
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website 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
80 - Education and training services
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- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
80340000 - Special education services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
80510000 - Specialist training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@cairngorms.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1479873535
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY
- Postcode
- PH26 3HG
- Post Town
- Perth
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, TLM7 Eastern Scotland
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- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Badenoch and Strathspey
- Westminster Constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN547695
Ballater and Deeside Bike Bus, family rides and cycle confidence activities for active travel - Delivery of a Bike Bus to and from Ballater Primary School alongside other activities to encourage more cycling for active travel in the Ballater area, including family rides.
Notice URLs
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