501 Local Bus Service - Dumfries to Castle Douglas to Kirkcudbright

Official notice

Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Scotland (UKM92)

Awarded value£819,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to McCalls Coaches Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dumfries to Castle Douglas to Kirkcudbright 501 Local Bus Service

CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of passenger transport with the specification for 501 covering routesAwarded

Provision of passenger transport with the specification for 501 covering routes.

This is a modification to the original contract under Reg72.

Delivery: Scotland · Dumfries to Castle Douglas to Kirkcudbright

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Aug 2026, 14:54 BST
Last source update: 20 Aug 2026, 14:54 BST
Authority reference: DGCP-0998
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-079527
Classification (CPV): Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM92)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e8c7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Publisher note: (SC Ref:840740)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £819,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
McCalls Coaches LtdSME	£819,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 079527-2026-DGCP-0998-1 · McCalls Coaches LtdSME
Signed
8 Jun 2026
Value
£819,000
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

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Procurement Team, Carruthers House, Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 2HPContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Dumfries Sheriff CourtReview body Dumfries

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

McCalls Coaches LtdAwarded supplier 2 Alexandra Meadows, Lockerbie, Scotland, DG112SAContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.