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# First Bus Scotland · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-bus-scotland-GB-FTS-186686). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** First Bus Scotland is a Enterprise public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 2 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** First Bus Scotland
- **Organisation Scale:** Enterprise
- **Companies House number:** not matched to Companies House
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-186686` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 2
- **Primary Sector:** [Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hire-of-passenger-transport-vehicles-with-driver-60170000)


- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-bus-scotland-GB-FTS-186686

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £707k (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £354k


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[University of Aberdeen](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-aberdeen-GB-FTS-5545):** 1 procedures
2. **[Glasgow Clyde College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/glasgow-clyde-college-GB-FTS-5038):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[University of Aberdeen](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-aberdeen-GB-FTS-5545):** £587k · [AU2372 Provision of Inter-Campus Transport - University of Aberdeen](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/au2372-provision-of-inter-campus-transport-university-of-aberdeen-ocds-h6vhtk-04a307)
2. **[Glasgow Clyde College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/glasgow-clyde-college-GB-FTS-5038):** £120k · [Provision of Student Travel and Bus Pass Services for Glasgow Clyde College](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-student-travel-and-bus-pass-services-for-glasgow-clyde-college-ocds-h6vhtk-0773ca)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 1

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete First Bus Scotland public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-bus-scotland-GB-FTS-186686#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-bus-scotland-GB-FTS-186686
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt