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Published 24 Apr 2025, 16:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SCHOOL AND LOCAL TRANSPORT SERVICES - JURA

Official notice

Authority: Argyll and Bute Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£907,589published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 May 2025awarded 9 Jul 2025
Awarded to Garelochhead Coaches

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Argyll and Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport on Jura.

  • Recurrence: 5 or 7 years from award.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #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 and local transport on Jura. See attached tender documents for full details.

Delivery: Scotland · Isle of Jura.
Extensions: Renewal will be 5-7 years after contract award.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 25%Price: 75%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 25
  • Price: 75
What this means for your bid
  • 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
24 Apr 2025, 16:59 BST
Last source update
10 Jul 2025, 15:05 BST
Award evaluation window
27 May 2025 – …
Authority reference
1872F
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039017
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM63)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050738 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:804090)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
26 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
27 May 2025, 09:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 May 2025 → 10 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    27 May 2025, 09:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 15:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Jul 2025, 15:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £907,5891 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Garelochhead CoachesSMESubcontracting: Provision of taxi service£907,589 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Argyll and Bute Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Kilmory, Lochgilphead, Scotland, PA31 8RTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Oban Sheriff CourtReview body Oban

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria