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Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Contracted Passenger Transport Services (Q2 2026/27)

Aberdeen City Council

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08 Oct 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Aberdeen City Council bought contracted passenger transport for school journeys and educational visits in Aberdeen. The 15 separate routes covered additional support needs (ASN) transport for Mile End School, Orchard Brae, Ashgrove Children’s Centre, Bucksburn Academy, Lochside Academy and Bramble Brae School, as well as Art Gallery educational visits. Vehicle requirements varied by route: four-seat cars, five-to-eight-seat vehicles, accessible five-to-eight-seat vehicles, a nine-to-16-seat vehicle and buses with 35 or more seats. The services are for transporting pupils and supporting educational visits, rather than general passenger transport. This is a council requirement delivered within Aberdeen; suppliers need to match their vehicles and passenger transport operations to the specific route requirements.

The procurement is complete: suppliers were selected and contracts are active. Aberdeen City Council used an open procedure through its dynamic purchasing system. It awarded 15 individual route contracts to four suppliers: AJS Contract Cars Ltd won three routes (£107,312, £18,236 and £30,846); Falcon Coach Hire Ltd won four (£121,600, £22,800, £22,800 and £8,100); WILLIAM ANDERSON CARS LTD. won six (£6,650, £6,650, £6,650, £18,050, £19,380 and £20,140); Central Taxis (abdn) Ltd won two (£4,770 and £2,226). Contracts were signed between 27 July and 5 October 2026. The call-offs cover 1 July to 30 September 2026. Four to six bids were recorded for most routes, while each art-gallery visit route received one bid. No evaluation criteria are stated.

This award demonstrates recurring council demand for tightly specified school transport routes, including journeys for pupils with additional support needs and group travel for educational visits. A credible competitor would need to operate reliably in Aberdeen and provide vehicles matched to individual route capacity, including accessible vehicles where required, as well as suitable smaller cars and larger buses. The council awarded routes separately, and the selected suppliers were local or regional transport businesses, including SMEs; this shows that route-level delivery can suit operators without a single large fleet, provided they can meet the relevant vehicle and service requirements. The competition attracted several bids on most school routes, so suppliers should be prepared to compete route by route. The educational-visit routes had only one bid each, but required buses with at least 35 seats.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Contracted Passenger Transport Services (Q2 2026/27)

Notice Description

Passenger Transport Services call-off's from Q2 2026/27 (1 July 2026 - 30 September 2026).

Lot Information

C4 Mile End School ASN, D23/332K/30

School Transport, 5-8 seat accessible vehicle.

C4, Orchard Brae ASN, D23/504K/30

School Transport, 5-8 seat accessible vehicle.

C3, Ashgrove Childrens Centre ASN, D23/506B/27

School Transport, 5-8 seat vehicle.

C4, Ashgrove Children's Centre ASN, D23/506G/27

School Transport, 5-8 seat accessible vehicle.

C5, Ashgrove Children's Centre ASN, D23/506H/27

School Transport, 9-16 seat vehicle.

C1, Bucksburn Academy ASN, D23/403W/27

School Transport, 4 seat car

C1, Bucksburn Academy ASN, D23/403X/27

School Transport, 4 seat car

C1, Lochside Academy ASN, D23/408D/27

School Transport, 4 seat car

C3, Ashgrove Children's Centre ASN, D23/506D/27

School Transport, 5-8 seat vehicle.

C3, Ashgrove Children's Centre ASN, D23/506E/27

School Transport, 5-8 seat vehicle.

C3, Ashgrove Children's Centre ASN, D23/506F/27

School Transport, 5-8 seat vehicle.

C8, Art Gallery Educational Visits (William Syson), D23/ART1/27

School Transport, 35+ seat bus.

C8, Art Gallery Educational Visits (ArtVenture), D23/ART2/27

School Transport, 35+ seat bus.

C4,Mile End School ASN, D23/332N/27

School Transport, 5-8 seat accessible vehicle.

C1, Bramble Brae School ASN, D23/325A/27

School Transport, 4 seat car

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000845244
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566296
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

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

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£380,110 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 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
Aberdeen City Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB16 5GB
Postcode Area
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Delivery Location
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward
Midstocket/Rosemount
Westminster Constituency
Aberdeen North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

AJS Contract Cars Ltd

Falcon Coach Hire Ltd

WILLIAM ANDERSON CARS LTD.

Central Taxis (abdn) Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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