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Call-off Contracts (Framework for Transportation (RC-CPU-25-051))

Renfrewshire Council

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22 Jul 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Renfrewshire Council procured additional support needs bus services for transport within Renfrewshire. The requirement covers coach and bus hire, including vehicles and passenger transport services, delivered for the Council’s transport needs. It was a mini-competition under Lot 1 of the Council’s Transportation framework. The service category is passenger transport by buses and coaches, with CPV classification 60172000. The contracting authority is Renfrewshire Council, based in Paisley. Thirty-one individual call-off contracts were placed under the requirement. The awarded suppliers were Ian MacMillan trading as Marleigh Hire, GMT Travel Limited trading as Westway Coaches, Boyd’s Coach Hire Limited and Marbill Coach Services Limited. All four suppliers are recorded as small and medium-sized enterprises, and are based in Renfrewshire, Paisley, Linwood or Glasgow.

This procurement has been completed and awarded following an open procedure mini-competition under a framework agreement. Thirty-one individual call-off contracts were awarded: Ian MacMillan trading as Marleigh Hire received 14, GMT Travel Limited trading as Westway Coaches received 7, Boyd’s Coach Hire Limited received 9, and Marbill Coach Services Limited received 1. All contracts were signed on 8 July 2026 and are recorded as active. Individual contract values ranged from £95,000 to £142,978, including £109,489 and £123,978 call-offs for Marleigh Hire, £103,740 to £120,889 for Westway Coaches, £101,080 to £112,480 for Boyd’s Coach Hire, and £139,840 for Marbill Coach Services. Five bids were recorded, all from SMEs and submitted electronically.

This award demonstrates established demand from Renfrewshire Council for contracted transport supporting children and young people with additional support needs. A credible future supplier would need to provide dependable bus or coach hire, suitable vehicles, safe and consistent passenger transport, and the operational capacity to deliver multiple individual routes or call-offs. The successful supplier profile is locally based SME coach operators, although the competition also recorded bids from outside the European Union. The route to market is a framework mini-competition rather than a standalone direct procurement, so relevant operators would need to monitor the Council’s transportation framework opportunities and respond electronically. Experience coordinating regular council transport services, maintaining vehicle availability and managing a varied portfolio of call-offs would strengthen a competing provider’s position.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Call-off Contracts (Framework for Transportation (RC-CPU-25-051))

Notice Description

This Mini Competition Procedure was conducted for the provision of services under Lot 1 - Additional Support Needs Buses from the Framework for Transportation (RC-CPU-25-051).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Individual Call-off Contracts from the Framework for Transportation (RC-CPU-25-051)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000837519
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560660
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

34115200 - Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons

34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons

34121000 - Buses and coaches

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

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
£1,948,180 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
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
Renfrewshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PAISLEY
Postcode
PA1 1JB
Postcode Area
Paisley
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Delivery Location
TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Local Authority
Renfrewshire
Electoral Ward
Paisley East and Central
Westminster Constituency
Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

Ian MacMillan

GMT Travel Limited

Boyds Coach Hire Limited

Marbill Coach Services Ltd

Further Information

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