Official UK procurement notice
18/1237 Community Services Transport
Authority: Moray Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of transportation for Adult Community Services in Moray.
CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Moray Council has a variety of requirements in relation to transportation, including…AwardedRenewal
Moray Council has a variety of requirements in relation to transportation, including Home to School transport, Community Services transport and Public Bus services.
This tender sets out the Council’s requirements for the provision of Community services Transport only. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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: 20
- Price: 80
- Economic & financial standing
he bidder is required to confirm that (to the best of their knowledge) there are no material post balance sheet events or other business issues arising since the date of the last financial statements that materially impact the economic and financial standing of the economic operator.
Where the operator is not able to make such a confirmation, full details of the relevant events shall be provided along with an explanation of the expected impact on the bidders economic and financial standing.
The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below.
Minimum: he bidder is required to provide a copy of the last 2 or 3 financial statements as evidence of their compliance to meet their statutory obligations. Insurance requirements - Employer's (Compulsory) Liability:: five million pounds sterling 5,000,000 Public Liability: five million … - Technical & professional ability
Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
Minimum: Experience of delivery of a similar service Requirement: within the past five years
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Jan 2026, 12:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 May 2026, 15:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Feb 2026 – …
- Authority reference
18/1237- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044504- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06059fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
- Published justification
We were unable to award these routes through a previous tender, therefore entered into agreement with this contractor as the only offer to provide services for these areas.
- Performance terms
Bidders will be required to provide information periodically to Moray Council in relation to performance of these services
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SC Ref:832022)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Feb 2026 → 14 May 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline246 days ago20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened246 days ago20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published163 days ago14 May 2026, 15:45 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2026- Status changed to complete14 May 2026, 15:34 BST
- Procurement method changed14 May 2026, 15:34 BST
- Procurement method changed14 May 2026, 15:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maynes Coaches LtdSME | £195,086 † | — | Awarded |
| A2B CABSSME, ACE TAXISSME, CRM facilitators elgin ltdSME, Portknockie Contract HireSMEjoint award | £372,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 044504-2026-18/1237-1 · A2B CABSSME, ACE TAXISSME, CRM facilitators elgin ltdSME, Portknockie Contract HireSME
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £372,000
- Status
- active
Contract 044489-2026-18/1314-1 · Maynes Coaches LtdSME
- Signed
- 10 Mar 2026
- Value
- £195,086
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Elgin Sherriff CourtMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice- A2B CABSAwarded supplier
- ACE TAXISAwarded supplier
- CRM facilitators elgin ltdAwarded supplier
- Maynes Coaches LtdAwarded supplier
- Portknockie Contract HireAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.