--- title: "West Loch Lomond Shuttle Bus Pilot 2027 - PIN" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000846090" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000846090" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000846090.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000846090.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority" published: "2026-10-20" --- # West Loch Lomond Shuttle Bus Pilot 2027 - PIN Buyer: Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000846090 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000846090) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000846090.json) ## Summary Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority is considering a shuttle bus service for West Loch Lomond, within Loch Lomond National Park. The proposed service would extend the Trossachs Explorer, a bus service that has completed a successful two-year pilot. The work is passenger transport by bus, intended to provide an extended shuttle service in the park. The Authority is the organisation planning the procurement. The service is conditional on funding and a subsequent tender, and the Authority is currently seeking to understand bus operators’ interest in delivering it. This procurement is at the planning stage: the Authority has stated its intention to explore the service, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects to publish a further notice on 26 February 2027. The stated estimated value is £100,000. There is one planned lot covering the extended West Loch Lomond service. Delivery is conditional on a successful funding award, followed by a tender. The procurement is expected to be for bus services; no procedure or award criteria are set out at this stage. The planned service follows a successful two-year Trossachs Explorer pilot, but the proposed extension remains subject to funding and the later tender process. This will suit bus operators able to plan and deliver passenger shuttle services in the West Loch Lomond area of the National Park. The buyer is testing market interest in extending a service that has already been piloted successfully, so experience operating bus services and the capacity to support an expanded route may be relevant. Suppliers can use the planning period to consider whether they could deliver the service if funding is secured and a tender follows. The stated scope is passenger transport, rather than vehicle supply or infrastructure works. No specific vehicle, staffing, accreditation or prior-experience requirements have yet been described; the eventual tender will determine the conditions for participation and the basis for selecting an operator. ## Notice Provision of Shuttle Bus services ### Lot Information Lot 1 Following a successful two-year pilot of the Trossachs Explorer, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority are looking to understand interest from bus operators to deliver an extended service, subject to successful funding award and tender for West Loch Lomond. subject to funding ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566941 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Feb 2027 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority | | Locality | ALEXANDRIA | | Postcode area | Glasgow | | Postcode | G83 8EG | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM31 East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire | | Local authority | West Dunbartonshire | | Electoral ward | Lomond | | Westminster constituency | West Dunbartonshire | | Delivery location | TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver ## Release History - 20 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566941 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT566941&idx=1 20th October 2026 - Pin Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566941 West Loch Lomond Shuttle Bus Pilot 2027 - PIN - Provision of Shuttle Bus services ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000846090 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=846090 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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