---
title: "Covid-19 Support Grant - Restart: Prentice Coaches"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a88e"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2022-10-14"
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# Covid-19 Support Grant - Restart: Prentice Coaches

Buyer: TRANSPORT SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a88e

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## Summary

The procurement process for the Covid-19 Support Grant – Restart: Prentice Coaches was initiated by Transport Scotland, a buyer located in Glasgow, United Kingdom. This tender falls under the services industry category, specifically public road transport services. The procurement stage included an award update with key dates starting from July 16, 2020, to March 31, 2022. Prentice Coaches Ltd was the awarded supplier for this contract.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the public road transport services sector to engage in contracts for providing local bus services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that can deliver high-quality public-service buses are well-suited to compete for this tender. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, motivated by extreme urgency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to maintain bus services during capacity constraints.

## Notice

Contract for the delivery of local bus services in Scotland.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Contract award notification modified to reflect the total award of Covid Support Grant funding

### Procurement Information

In view of the emergency situation arising from COVID 19, contracts are awarded without a competition under Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 in order to allow bus services to meet demand while physical distancing requirements (and therefore carrying capacity constraints) remain in place.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028997-2022 |
| Notice type | 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jul 2020 |
| Contract period | 15 Jul 2020 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,880,016 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT SCOTLAND |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G4 0HF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PRENTICE COACHES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 34121100 - Public-service buses
- 60112000 - Public road transport services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2022 at 11:24 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028997-2022
- 7 Dec 2021 at 15:25 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030385-2021
- 21 Apr 2021 at 12:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008477-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.transport.gov.scot
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000647228
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00099

## Provenance

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