Official UK procurement notice
Provision of School Transport Services – Lorn (1314G)
Authority: Argyll and Bute Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionArgyll and Bute Council are looking to Contract with a vessel transport operator who will provide safe and secure school transport between Kerrera Marina and Oban North Pier.
- Recurrence: 4 years, 4 months, 20 days or 6 years, 4 month
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
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Argyll and Bute Council are looking to contract with a vessel transport operator who will provide safe and secure school transport between North Kerrera Marina and Oban's North Pier.
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%
- Suitability
As described in the Invitation to Tender
- Technical & professional ability
Navigation and piloting of ferries on designated routes.
Compliance with all maritime safety and operational regulations.
- 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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 4 years, 4 months, 20 days or 6 years, 4 month
- First published
- 11 May 2026, 10:23 BST
- Last source update
- 11 May 2026, 10:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Jun 2026 – …
- Authority reference
1314G- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042848- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As described in the Invitation to Tender
Publisher note: As described in the Invitation to Tender NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=816827. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: As described in the Invitation to Tender (minimum of 50 points) (SC Ref:816827)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 11 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
11 May 2026 → 9 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Notice published170 days ago11 May 2026, 10:23 BST
- Submission deadline139 days ago11 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened139 days ago11 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts73 days ago17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until19 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Oban Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria