Official UK procurement notice
Provision of School and Local Transport Services - Bute
Authority: Argyll and Bute Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionArgyll and Bute Council are looking to Contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school on Bute.
- Recurrence: 5 or 7 years from award.
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Argyll & Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will…AwardedRenewal
Argyll & Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school transport on Bute. See attached tender documents for full details.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 25
- Price: 75
- Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 5 or 7 years from award.
- First published
- 10 Jun 2025, 10:13 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Sept 2025, 14:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Jul 2025 – …
- Authority reference
1213N- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058163- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0545d2Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:807053)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
14 Jul 2025 → 8 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published19 Sept 2025, 14:32 BST
- Bids must remain valid until384 days ago8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Sept 2025, 14:32 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| J & J Zan-Kreyser Taxis Ltd | £75,196 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 058163-2025-1213N-1 · J & J Zan-Kreyser Taxis Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Sept 2025
- Value
- £75,196
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Oban Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- J & J Zan-Kreyser Taxis LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria