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Award of PKC14233 Taxi/PHV BST/001

Perth & Kinross Council

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Award

16 Sep 2026 at 12:09

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

Perth & Kinross Council procured additional support needs transport for pupils travelling to Murthly Primary School. The service is a taxi or private-hire vehicle operation, classified under taxi services (CPV 60120000), and is intended to run on school days. The delivery location is Murthly Primary School, serving the council’s education transport requirement. The procurement was managed by Perth & Kinross Council, with the Scottish Government also listed as a buyer within the process. The selected supplier is Ace Taxis Perth Ltd, based in Perth. This opportunity is therefore relevant to taxi and private-hire operators able to provide reliable school transport for children with additional support needs, rather than to general vehicle supply or unrelated passenger transport services.

This procurement has been awarded. Ace Taxis Perth Ltd was selected for one award valued at £22,984. The contract is active and begins on 16 September 2026, with service operating on school days for transport to Murthly Primary School. The award followed a quick-quote tender process, and one bid was recorded. The tender description gives a submission deadline of 7 January 2027, although the process has since reached award. The evaluation basis and any lot structure are not set out in the procurement data. The requirement is a service contract rather than a goods or works purchase, and the award was made to a single supplier. The awarded value should be treated as the value of this award only, not combined with any other procurement.

For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates a defined local market for specialist school transport in Perth and Kinross. Credible competitors would need to operate taxis or private-hire vehicles and be capable of delivering dependable journeys for pupils with additional support needs. The service model requires school-day availability and the ability to maintain regular transport to a named primary school, so operators should have suitable vehicles, trained and dependable drivers, and the operational capacity to provide consistent scheduled journeys. Local knowledge of Perth and the surrounding area would support reliable delivery. The award also shows that the council used a quick-quote route for this type of requirement and selected a single operator, making responsiveness and the ability to provide a complete service important when a similar requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of PKC14233 Taxi/PHV BST/001

Notice Description

Additional support needs transport contract to Murthly Primary School from Wednesday, 16 September 2026. Operating on school days only.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000842670
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564612
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
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

60120000 - Taxi services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£22,984 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20262 weeks 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
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Perth & Kinross Council
Additional Buyers

Argyll and Bute Council

Clackmannanshire Council

Consumer Scotland

Crown Estate Scotland

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Dundee City Council

Fife Council

Moray Council

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

North Lanarkshire Council

Public Health Scotland

Redress Scotland

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Borders Housing Association

Scottish Government

Student Awards Agency Scotland

The Highland Council

West Lothian Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PERTH
Postcode
PH1 5PH
Postcode Area
Perth
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward
Perth City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Perth and Kinross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
50
Supplier Names

Ace Taxis Perth Ltd

NEC Software Solutions UK Limited

FRP Advisory

Mitie

Turner & Townsend

Jump Research

Chase Services Group Ltd

Houlder Limited

IFF Research

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

GC Insight Ltd

Amey OW Ltd

Beam Up Ltd

Gemmell & Prout Marine Limited

Venesky Brown Ltd

SKODA UK

HaskoningDHV UK Ltd

William Yule & Son Limited

LEARNING POOL LIMITED

Abbeyfield Kirkcaldy Society Limited

Sanderson Government and Defence

Helpthemove Ltd

George Brown & Sons Engineers (Leith) Limited

VWR International Ltd

WSP UK Limited

Stantec UK Ltd

Galliford Try Construction Ltd

Specialist Computer Centres

8x8 UK Limited

Ipsos MORI

Decathlon UK

Findel Education Ltd

RJM Sports Ltd

Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Ltd

BLAZIE ENGINEERING LIMITED

Storm ID Ltd

McTaggart Construction Ltd

Alliance Disposables Ltd

Bunzl UK Ltd

Instock Disposables Ltd

QA RESEARCH LTD

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Harper Macleod LLP

Brodies

CRB Cunninghams Limited

Spiritmedia Scotland

Taylor McKenzie Research & Marketing Ltd

City Gate Construction Limited

Jacobs UK Ltd

John Doe Group

Further Information

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