---
title: "Covid-19 Support Grant - Restart: Ember"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ff62"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02ff62.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TRANSPORT SCOTLAND"
published: "2022-10-06"
---

# Covid-19 Support Grant - Restart: Ember

Buyer: TRANSPORT SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ff62

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## Summary

The buying organization, Transport Scotland, has awarded the "Covid-19 Support Grant – Restart: Ember" contract to the supplier Ember for public road transport services. The procurement process was initiated as a limited tender due to extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority. The contract, valued at £236,948.96, started on January 28, 2021, and ends on March 31, 2022, with the main procurement category being services.

This tender opportunity for the delivery of local bus services in Scotland under the Covid-19 Support Grant can be beneficial for businesses providing public-service buses. The emergency procurement method aims to meet demand for bus services while adhering to physical distancing requirements caused by COVID-19. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience in providing transport services would be well-suited to compete and potentially grow their business through this contract award.

## Notice

Contract for the delivery of local bus services in Scotland

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Contract award notification modified to reflect extension 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/028106-2022 |
| 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 | 6 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jan 2021 |
| Contract period | 28 Jan 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £342,377 |

## 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 | EMBER |

## 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

- 6 Oct 2022 at 13:41 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028106-2022
- 9 Dec 2021 at 15:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030699-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.transport.gov.scot
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000676687
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00099

## Provenance

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