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title: "Home to School Transport- Mainstream (East Lothian Council)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0457ac"
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buyer: "EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL"
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# Home to School Transport- Mainstream (East Lothian Council)

Buyer: EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0457ac

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## Summary

The East Lothian Council has completed the procurement process for the Home to School Transport- Mainstream services. The contract falls under the services category and follows a limited procurement method with an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The council has awarded call-off contracts under the existing framework, which will continue until July 2026. The buying organisation, East Lothian Council, is located in Haddington, East Lothian, United Kingdom. The recent award, with a value of £4,500,000 GBP, was signed on May 3, 2024.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses providing special-purpose road passenger-transport services to participate in the provision of home to school transport for mainstream pupils in East Lothian. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that offer transportation services are well-suited to compete in this contracting opportunity. The Council's procurement process aligns with legal requirements related to education transport policy and sets a strategic direction towards achieving net zero emissions as part of its climate change strategy and growth agenda within East Lothian.

## Notice

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT). This notice is to indicate that East Lothian Council intends to award call-off contracts under the ELC-18-1889 Home to School- Mainstream framework, these shall continue after the expiry of the said framework, to 31 July 2026.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT). This notice is to indicate that East Lothian Council intends to award call-off contracts under the ELC-18-1889 Home to School- Mainstream framework, these shall continue after the expiry of the said framework, to 31 July 2026.

### Procurement Information

East Lothian Council organises school bus services in line with section 51 of The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 and the East Lothian Council Education Transport policy. The Provision of Home to School Transport for Mainstream Pupils (ELC reference ELC-18-1888) Framework will expire on 31 July 2024. The Council has awarded call-off contracts under the said Framework, these shall continue after the expiry of the said framework, to 31 July 2026. The Directive 2014/24/EU (upon which the Public Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 are based) allows for call-off contracts to continue beyond the expiry of a framework. Furthermore, the Council is currently in the process of working towards the creation of a new provision of home to school transport Framework. In doing so, the Council deems it necessary to conduct a strategic consultation to assess the Education Transport policy, aligning it with the council's climate change strategy and commitments to achieve net zero. Consideration will also be given to the local development plan and the subsequent growth agenda within East Lothian.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014547-2024 |
| 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 | 7 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | HADDINGTON, EAST LOTHIAN |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH41 3HA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian |
| Local authority | East Lothian |
| Electoral ward | Haddington and Lammermuir |
| Westminster constituency | Lothian East |
| Delivery location | TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | AC TAXIS; ALBA TAXIS; EVE COACHES; PRENTICE COACHES; TORRRANCE TAXIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

## Release History

- 7 May 2024 at 14:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014547-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000765969
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=765969
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00181

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