---
title: "Covid-19 Support Grant - Restart: Docherty's Midland"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ffa0"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TRANSPORT SCOTLAND"
published: "2022-10-14"
---

# Covid-19 Support Grant - Restart: Docherty's Midland

Buyer: TRANSPORT SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ffa0

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## Summary

The public procurement contracting process for the "Covid-19 Support Grant – Restart: Docherty's Midland" was led by Transport Scotland, a buyer based in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The procurement focused on public road transport services with a total contract value of 707,354.98 GBP signed on 13th July 2020. The process reached the award stage on 14th October 2022, with "j docherty & sons ltd" being the awarded supplier for this service contract.

This tender for public road transport services in Scotland created business growth opportunities for SMEs, such as "j docherty & sons ltd", operating in the public-service buses industry. The procurement method followed an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition due to extreme urgency brought about by the unforeseeable events of COVID-19. Businesses providing services for local bus operations affected by the pandemic were well-suited to compete in this specialized procurement process.

## 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/029037-2022 |
| 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 | 12 Jul 2020 |
| Contract period | 12 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 | £1,340,491 |

## 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 | J DOCHERTY & SONS |

## 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 13:13 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029037-2022
- 10 Dec 2021 at 09:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030761-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.transport.gov.scot
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000646948
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00099

## Provenance

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