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title: "Purchase of Coaches"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000774866"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2024-08-09"
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# Purchase of Coaches

Buyer: NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000774866

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## Summary

North Lanarkshire Council has concluded the procurement process for the purchase of five second-hand coaches to fulfil their school transport obligations under the tender ID NLC-NTP-24-006. The procurement falls under the general public services category and serves the region of North Lanarkshire, particularly Motherwell and Coatbridge (UKM84). This award stage of the procurement, completed on 9 August 2024, involved a limited procedure without prior publication, a necessity due to the urgent requirement for vehicles by the start of the school term in August 2024. The total contract value is £430,000, with a contract signed on 8 August 2024.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in transport and vehicle services, particularly those capable of supplying second-hand coaches. The procurement has been awarded to local SMEs, Shawburn Mini Bus Hire Ltd and MacPhails Coaches Ltd, who have provided two and three coaches respectively. Such procurements can serve as a critical avenue for growth, especially for small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can meet specific technical needs in a timely manner. Additionally, businesses with the capability to supply transport services or second-hand vehicles that comply with regulatory standards stand to benefit significantly from similar future opportunities.

## Notice

The Council has purchased 5 coaches to fulfil their school transport obligations. The coaches were 2nd hand.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council purchased 5 coaches to fulfil their school transport obligations, to ensure availability prior to the return of school pupils following the summer holidays in August 2024. The purchase was for 2nd hand coaches. Following work to identify sources for the required vehicles, all coaches underwent appropriate checks and inspections and have been approved as suitable for their intended purpose.

### Procurement Information

Regulation 33(b)(ii) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons: competition is absent for technical reasons but only, where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. There was an opportunity to purchase vehicles from 2 local suppliers who had the required number of vehicles. To prepare a tender, test the market and find other reliable sources would have been time prohibitive as these vehicles needed to be in our fleet and operational by the start of the new school term in August 2024. Prior to concluding any purchase each bus was subject to an independent service check to ensure they would be fit for purpose.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG511783 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| 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 | 9 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Aug 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 | £430,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | MOTHERWELL |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML1 1AB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig |
| Westminster constituency | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke |
| Delivery location | TLM84 North Lanarkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | MACPHAILS COACHES; SHAWBURN MINI BUS HIRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34121000 - Buses and coaches

## Release History

- 9 Aug 2024 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG511783

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG511783
  Purchase of Coaches - The Council has purchased 5 coaches to fulfil their school transport obligations. The coaches were 2nd hand.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000774866

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