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title: "DCAF - Secure Transport and Escort of Children to Scottish Ministers"
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# DCAF - Secure Transport and Escort of Children to Scottish Ministers

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dcaf-secure-transport-and-escort-of-children-to-scottish-ministers-ocds-h6vhtk-06947d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "DCAF - Secure Transport and Escort of Children to Scottish Ministers". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 August 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Prisoner-escort services, Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06947d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dcaf-secure-transport-and-escort-of-children-to-scottish-ministers-ocds-h6vhtk-06947d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dcaf-secure-transport-and-escort-of-children-to-scottish-ministers-ocds-h6vhtk-06947d#participate

## Description
Scottish Ministers seek to appoint an external service provider for the provision of Secure Transport and Escort of Children.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75231220
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **Description:** Scottish Ministers are responsible for the placement and management of children under the age of 18 who are sentenced to detention by the courts, including responsibility for their secure transportation. Legislative changes introduced through the Chi...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F063254-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-06T13:48:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T21:00:53.529Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06947d