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West Loch Lomond Shuttle Bus Pilot 2027 - PIN

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority

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Planning

20 Oct 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority is considering a shuttle bus service for West Loch Lomond, within Loch Lomond National Park. The proposed service would extend the Trossachs Explorer, a bus service that has completed a successful two-year pilot. The work is passenger transport by bus, intended to provide an extended shuttle service in the park. The Authority is the organisation planning the procurement. The service is conditional on funding and a subsequent tender, and the Authority is currently seeking to understand bus operators’ interest in delivering it.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Authority has stated its intention to explore the service, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects to publish a further notice on 26 February 2027. The stated estimated value is £100,000. There is one planned lot covering the extended West Loch Lomond service. Delivery is conditional on a successful funding award, followed by a tender. The procurement is expected to be for bus services; no procedure or award criteria are set out at this stage. The planned service follows a successful two-year Trossachs Explorer pilot, but the proposed extension remains subject to funding and the later tender process.

This will suit bus operators able to plan and deliver passenger shuttle services in the West Loch Lomond area of the National Park. The buyer is testing market interest in extending a service that has already been piloted successfully, so experience operating bus services and the capacity to support an expanded route may be relevant. Suppliers can use the planning period to consider whether they could deliver the service if funding is secured and a tender follows. The stated scope is passenger transport, rather than vehicle supply or infrastructure works. No specific vehicle, staffing, accreditation or prior-experience requirements have yet been described; the eventual tender will determine the conditions for participation and the basis for selecting an operator.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

West Loch Lomond Shuttle Bus Pilot 2027 - PIN

Notice Description

Provision of Shuttle Bus services

Lot Information

Lot 1

Following a successful two-year pilot of the Trossachs Explorer, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority are looking to understand interest from bus operators to deliver an extended service, subject to successful funding award and tender for West Loch Lomond. subject to funding

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000846090
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566941
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
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

60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
26 Feb 20275 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ALEXANDRIA
Postcode
G83 8EG
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM31 East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
Delivery Location
TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Local Authority
West Dunbartonshire
Electoral Ward
Lomond
Westminster Constituency
West Dunbartonshire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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