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Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys to Dreghorn Primary School

North Ayrshire Council

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18 Sep 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

North Ayrshire Council procured statutory transport journeys for pupils travelling to Dreghorn Primary School. This is a passenger transport service focused on the school journey, rather than the supply of vehicles or general transport infrastructure. The requirement falls within public road passenger transport services (CPV 60120000) and is delivered in the Dreghorn area of North Ayrshire. The council is the buying organisation and the service relates to a single defined requirement. Its purpose is to provide continuity of transport for a school service user with severe and/or complex needs. Businesses operating school transport, passenger transport or specialist education-related travel services would therefore be the most relevant comparators for this opportunity.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded. North Ayrshire Council used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, citing the service user’s severe and/or complex needs and the need for long-term provider continuity. The contract was awarded to ITS Scotland Ltd and signed on 24 July 2026. It has a value of £83,619. The contract is due to run from 20 August 2026 to 30 June 2029, when it will terminate unless advised otherwise in advance. There was one bid, from an SME. The process covered one lot for the statutory transport journeys to Dreghorn Primary School and relied on a technical-reasons justification for the award route.

Although this contract has already been awarded, it provides a clear picture of the council’s requirement and the type of supplier that met it. A credible future competitor would need to deliver dependable statutory school transport and demonstrate that it can maintain continuity for a service user with severe and/or complex needs. Relevant businesses are likely to be established passenger transport operators, school transport providers or smaller specialist firms able to manage an individual, long-term service arrangement. The procurement also shows that North Ayrshire Council has used a direct limited route where continuity and technical capability are central, so suppliers should be able to evidence service reliability, appropriate operational capacity and experience of sensitive school journeys.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys to Dreghorn Primary School

Notice Description

Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys to Dreghorn Primary School

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys to Dreghorn Primary School

Procurement Information

Service user has severe and/or complex needs and requires long term service provider continuity.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000843336
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564814
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£83,619 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 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
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North Ayrshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IRVINE
Postcode
KA12 8EE
Postcode Area
Kilmarnock
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Delivery Location
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Local Authority
North Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Irvine South
Westminster Constituency
Central Ayrshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ITS Scotland Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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