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title: "Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys to Dreghorn Primary School"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000843336"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "North Ayrshire Council"
published: "2026-09-18"
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# Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys to Dreghorn Primary School

Buyer: North Ayrshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000843336

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## Summary

North Ayrshire Council procured statutory transport journeys for pupils travelling to Dreghorn Primary School. This is a passenger transport service focused on the school journey, rather than the supply of vehicles or general transport infrastructure. The requirement falls within public road passenger transport services (CPV 60120000) and is delivered in the Dreghorn area of North Ayrshire. The council is the buying organisation and the service relates to a single defined requirement. Its purpose is to provide continuity of transport for a school service user with severe and/or complex needs. Businesses operating school transport, passenger transport or specialist education-related travel services would therefore be the most relevant comparators for this opportunity.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded. North Ayrshire Council used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, citing the service user’s severe and/or complex needs and the need for long-term provider continuity. The contract was awarded to ITS Scotland Ltd and signed on 24 July 2026. It has a value of £83,619. The contract is due to run from 20 August 2026 to 30 June 2029, when it will terminate unless advised otherwise in advance. There was one bid, from an SME. The process covered one lot for the statutory transport journeys to Dreghorn Primary School and relied on a technical-reasons justification for the award route.

Although this contract has already been awarded, it provides a clear picture of the council’s requirement and the type of supplier that met it. A credible future competitor would need to deliver dependable statutory school transport and demonstrate that it can maintain continuity for a service user with severe and/or complex needs. Relevant businesses are likely to be established passenger transport operators, school transport providers or smaller specialist firms able to manage an individual, long-term service arrangement. The procurement also shows that North Ayrshire Council has used a direct limited route where continuity and technical capability are central, so suppliers should be able to evidence service reliability, appropriate operational capacity and experience of sensitive school journeys.

## Notice

Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys to Dreghorn Primary School

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys to Dreghorn Primary School

### Procurement Information

Service user has severe and/or complex needs and requires long term service provider continuity.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564814 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract 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 | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £83,619 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North Ayrshire Council |
| Locality | IRVINE |
| Postcode area | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA12 8EE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Irvine South |
| Westminster constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ITS Scotland Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60120000 - Taxi services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564814

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564814
  Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys to Dreghorn Primary School - Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys to Dreghorn Primary School

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843336
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/

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