Official UK procurement notice
Dynamic Purchasing System For Passenger Transport Services 2023
Authority: Aberdeenshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionA mini competition was carried out under Lot 1 of the Aberdeenshire Council Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) 2023-2028 for the provision of Mainstream School Transport Services.
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger cars with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services · Road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Taxi services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 999 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 57 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Dedicated School Transport, Minimum Cost Combined Local Bus/School Transport and Other Scheduled Education Transport ServicesCancelled
A mini competition was carried out under Lot 1 of the Aberdeenshire Council DPS 2023-2028 and the below contracts were awarded :
F-SS604Q29 Alford Academy
F-SS604R29 Alford Academy
F-SS604S29 Alford Academy
SP623C29 Craigievar Primary
SP623D29 Craigievar Primary
SP651D29 Keig Primary
SP652D29 Keithhall Primary
SP690C29 Skene Primary
SP814F29 Banchory Primary
SP864B29 Fishermoss Primary
SP867E29 Lairhillock Primary
SP868A29 Hillside Primary
SS137K29 Dyce Academy
SS649M29 Inverurie Academy
SS654W29 Kemnay Academy
SS841S29 Mackie Academy
SS846S29 Mearns Academy
SS846T29 Mearns Academy
SS865J29 Portlethen Academy
NP406A31 Auchnagatt Primary
NP406B31 Auchnagatt Primary
NP409A31 Banff Primary
NP433B31 Crudie Primary
NP456A31 King Edward Primary
NP456B31 King Edward Primary
NP462A31 Longside Primary
NP469B31 Monquhitter Primary
NP469D31 Monquhitter Primary
NP483A31 Portsoy Primary
NP483B31 Portsoy Primary
NP499B31 Whitehills Primary
NP499C31 Whitehills Primary
NP608A31 Arnage Primary
NP671A31 Methlick Primary
NP671B31 Methlick Primary
NP671C31 Methlick Primary
NP671E31 Methlick Primary
NP699B31 Udny Green Primary
NS441A31 Fraserburgh Academy
NS467G31 Mintlaw Academy
NS467J31 Mintlaw Academy
NS467M31 Mintlaw Academy
NS467N31 Mintlaw Academy
NS467Q31 Mintlaw Academy
NS467S31 Mintlaw Academy
NS467V31 Mintlaw Academy
NS705B31 Meldrum Academy
NS705N31 Meldrum Academy
NS705O31 Meldrum Academy
NS705P31 Meldrum Academy
NS705T31 Meldrum Academy
NS705U31 Meldrum Academy
NS705V31 Meldrum Academy
NS705X31 Meldrum Academy
NS705Y31 Meldrum Academy
NS759A31 Buckie High School
Lot #2Local Bus Services and Minimum Subsidy Combined Local Bus/School Transport ServicesCancelled
A mini competition was carried out under Lot 2 of the Aberdeenshire Council Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) 2023- 2028 for Minimum subsidy Combined Local Bus/School Transport Services for the following contracts:
Contracts NL8, NL22, NL24, NL28, NL40, NL50, NL51, NL52, NL53, NL57 and NL61
Lot #3Demand Responsive Transport ServicesCancelled
A mini competition was carried out under Lot 3 of the Aberdeenshire Council Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) 2023- 2028 for Minimum subsidy Combined Local Bus/School Transport Services for the following contracts:
DRT-N2, DRT-N8
Lot #4Additional Support Needs School Transport ServicesCancelled
A mini competition was completed under Lot 4 ASN of Aberdeenshire Council Passenger Transport Unit's DPS to replace 18 short term contracts, full details of this award can be found on the council's contract register under contract refence number CRN00046250.
Lot #5Adult Social Care Transport ServicesCancelled
A mini competition was carried out under Lot 5 of the Aberdeenshire Council's DPS for the PTU for the provision of Adult Social Care transport services to replace 12 short term transport contracts.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Suitability
Confirmation that drivers will hold an appropriate valid driver’s licence when undertaking any contracts awarded under the DPS.
Confirmation that vehicles will be insured and taxed as legally required when undertaking any contracts awarded under the DPS.
- Economic & financial standing
Employers Liability as required by law for each and every claim
Confirmation that Public Liability Insurance of not less than GDP5m for each and every claim shall be held when undertaking any Contracts awarded under the DPS.
The Council may use an independent credit scoring organisation such as CreditSafe, to conduct appropriate financial probity checks.
Minimum: Employers Liability as required by law for each and every claim Confirmation that Public Liability Insurance of not less than GDP5m for each and every claim shall be held when undertaking any Contracts awarded under the DPS. Result of Credit Report: If the Credit Report of any te… - Technical & professional ability
Confirmation that suppliers have experience of operating passenger transport services.
- Price carries 70–90 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 90 points.
- “Dynamic Purchasing System For Passenger Transport Services 2023” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Restricted 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
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 31 Mar 2023, 09:13 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2026, 15:44 BST
- Authority reference
000-QUKQ4828- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080485- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b792Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Aberdeenshire Council will measure and review performance for each Contract awarded under the DPS through their Contract Performance Management System (CPMS). This system takes account of Liquidated and Ascertained Damages relating to the operation of Services. Please refer to the Contract documents for more information.
Publisher note: Award Notice for mini competition carried out under Lot 1 - Mainstream School Transport Services of the Aberdeenshire Council's Dynamic Purchasing System 2023-2028 via PCS-T, full details of the award can be found on the Aberdeenshire Council's contract register under the following reference numbers: North Contracts - CRN00046010 South Contracts - CRN00046009 (SC Ref:840994)
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 30 May 2028, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Aug 2026 → 30 May 2028 · 3 dates- Notice published59 days ago24 Aug 2026, 15:44 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Invitations to tender expected30 May 2028, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 May 2028, 12:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 48 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 May 2023- Deadline moved to 30 May 2028, 12:00 BST9 May 2023, 17:04 BST+1855 days · was 2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete13 Oct 2023, 15:05 BST
- Buyer details updated13 Oct 2023, 15:05 BST
- Buyer details updated27 Oct 2023, 10:29 BST
- Buyer details updated1 Dec 2023, 14:15 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Jan 2024, 10:04 GMT
- Buyer details updated5 Jan 2024, 16:33 GMT
- Buyer details updated14 Feb 2024, 15:25 GMT
- Buyer details updated5 Apr 2024, 14:54 BST
- Buyer details updated16 Aug 2024, 11:44 BST
Routine re-releases (48)
- 2026-08: 1 release · 11 Aug 2026
- 2026-07: 2 releases · 20 Jul 2026, 28 Jul 2026
- 2026-04: 1 release · 2 Apr 2026
- 2026-01: 3 releases · 13 Jan 2026, 23 Jan 2026
- 2025-12: 1 release · 19 Dec 2025
- 2025-10: 2 releases · 1 Oct 2025, 10 Oct 2025
- 2025-09: 1 release · 11 Sept 2025
- 2025-08: 1 release · 1 Aug 2025
- 2025-07: 2 releases · 9 Jul 2025, 10 Jul 2025
- 2025-04: 1 release · 24 Apr 2025
- 2025-03: 3 releases · 7 Mar 2025, 7 Mar 2025
- 2025-02: 1 release · 6 Feb 2025
- 2025-01: 1 release · 30 Jan 2025
- 2024-12: 2 releases · 3 Dec 2024, 19 Dec 2024
- 2024-11: 2 releases · 7 Nov 2024, 18 Nov 2024
- 2024-10: 1 release · 11 Oct 2024
- 2024-08: 3 releases · 16 Aug 2024, 16 Aug 2024
- 2024-04: 2 releases · 4 Apr 2024, 5 Apr 2024
- 2024-02: 3 releases · 14 Feb 2024, 15 Feb 2024
- 2024-01: 4 releases · 4 Jan 2024, 5 Jan 2024
- 2023-12: 1 release · 1 Dec 2023
- 2023-11: 1 release · 7 Nov 2023
- 2023-10: 4 releases · 13 Oct 2023, 30 Oct 2023
- 2023-05: 1 release · 9 May 2023
- 2023-03: 1 release · 31 Mar 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast47 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Dedicated School Transport, Minimum Cost Combined Local Bus/School Transport and Other Scheduled Education Transport Services
- Signed
- 7 Aug 2026
- Value
- £9,181,811
- Status
- active
Additional Support Needs School Transport Services
- Signed
- 29 Jul 2026
- Value
- £295,884
- Status
- active
Local Bus Services and Minimum Subsidy Combined Local Bus/School Transport Services
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2026
- Value
- £3,573,933
- Status
- active
Dedicated School Transport, Minimum Cost Combined Local Bus/School Transport and Other Scheduled Education Transport Services
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2026
- Value
- £42,075,282
- Status
- active
Demand Responsive Transport Services
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2026
- Value
- £1,412,524
- Status
- active
Local Bus Services and Minimum Subsidy Combined Local Bus/School Transport Services
- Signed
- 29 May 2026
- Value
- £8,843,175
- Status
- active
Additional Support Needs School Transport Services
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2026
- Value
- £202,430
- Status
- active
Dedicated School Transport, Minimum Cost Combined Local Bus/School Transport and Other Scheduled Education Transport Services
- Signed
- 20 Jan 2026
- Value
- £1,137,840
- Status
- active
Additional Support Needs School Transport Services
- Signed
- 15 Dec 2025
- Value
- £159,112
- Status
- active
Local Bus Services and Minimum Subsidy Combined Local Bus/School Transport Services
- Signed
- 23 Oct 2025
- Value
- £293,940
- Status
- active
Additional Support Needs School Transport Services
- Signed
- 20 Oct 2025
- Value
- £530,458
- Status
- active
Dedicated School Transport, Minimum Cost Combined Local Bus/School Transport and Other Scheduled Education Transport Services
- Signed
- 3 Oct 2025
- Value
- £404,633
- Status
- active
Dedicated School Transport, Minimum Cost Combined Local Bus/School Transport and Other Scheduled Education Transport Services
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2025
- Value
- £887,779
- Status
- active
Additional Support Needs School Transport Services
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2025
- Value
- £1,330,942
- Status
- active
Additional Support Needs School Transport Services
- Signed
- 11 Jul 2025
- Value
- £3,626,534
- Status
- active
Local Bus Services and Minimum Subsidy Combined Local Bus/School Transport Services
- Signed
- 6 Jun 2025
- Value
- £80,330
- Status
- active
Local Bus Services and Minimum Subsidy Combined Local Bus/School Transport Services
- Signed
- 3 Jun 2025
- Value
- £142,203
- Status
- active
Dedicated School Transport, Minimum Cost Combined Local Bus/School Transport and Other Scheduled Education Transport Services
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £155,985
- Status
- active
Dedicated School Transport, Minimum Cost Combined Local Bus/School Transport and Other Scheduled Education Transport Services
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2025
- Value
- £70,709
- Status
- active
Additional Support Needs School Transport Services
- Signed
- 2 Dec 2024
- Value
- £77,026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Dedicated School Transport, Minimum Cost Combined Local Bus/School Transport and Other Scheduled Education Transport Services | 999bids · 999 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Local Bus Services and Minimum Subsidy Combined Local Bus/School Transport Services | 61bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Demand Responsive Transport Services | 3bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 4 · Additional Support Needs School Transport Services | 709bids · 79 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 5 · Adult Social Care Transport Services | 17bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- CoSLAContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeeb Sheriff CourtReview body
- Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body
- Aberdeen Sherriff CourtReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
63 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 63 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- A & I Coaches LtdAdmitted to the market
- A&I Coaches LtdAdmitted to the market
- A&I Coaches LtdAdmitted to the market
- ABC TravelAdmitted to the market
- ABERDEENSHIRE TAXIS LTDAdmitted to the market
- AJS Contract Cars LtdAdmitted to the market
- Aboyne TaxisAdmitted to the market
- Aj&m Milne taxisAdmitted to the market
- Alpha Taxis (Inverurie) Ltd.Admitted to the market
- Bains Chauffeur DriveAdmitted to the market
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- Bains CoachesAdmitted to the market
- Bluebird Buses LtdAdmitted to the market
- Burnett TaxisAdmitted to the market
- Central Taxis (North East) LimitedAdmitted to the market
- Central Taxis (abdn) LtdAdmitted to the market
- Classy Taxis LtdAdmitted to the market
- D&RW TAXI LTDAdmitted to the market
- DAb plus CICAdmitted to the market
- DEVERON COACHES LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- DEVERON COACHES LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- DMS TaxisAdmitted to the market
- E & M LEES LTDAdmitted to the market
- Elmbank taxisAdmitted to the market
- Falcon Coach Hire LtdAdmitted to the market
- First Scotland T/A First Aberdeen Limited, First Glasgow (No1) Limited, First Glasgow (No2) LimitedAdmitted to the market
- G2 Taxi TravelAdmitted to the market
- J & J WATTAdmitted to the market
- J & M BurnsAdmitted to the market
- J J TAXIS MACDUFFAdmitted to the market
- J.D.Peace & Co (ABDN) LtdAdmitted to the market
- K6 KabsAdmitted to the market
- KEF Taxis LtdAdmitted to the market
- KINEIL COACHES LTDAdmitted to the market
- KP TaxisAdmitted to the market
- Kininmonth Cabs LtdAdmitted to the market
- Kininmonth Cabs LtdAdmitted to the market
- L & B TAXISAdmitted to the market
- Leathan TaxisAdmitted to the market
- Portsoy Taxis LimitedAdmitted to the market
- Premier Coaches (Kintore) LimitedAdmitted to the market
- R G S MOTOR SERVICESAdmitted to the market
- RS CoachesAdmitted to the market
- Reids of RhynieAdmitted to the market
- Riverside GarageAdmitted to the market
- SHEARER OF HUNTLY LTDAdmitted to the market
- SORRELLS TAXISAdmitted to the market
- Safedrive Taxis LtdAdmitted to the market
- Shorts Travel LtdAdmitted to the market
- Simpson's CoachesAdmitted to the market
- Smith and Sons CoachesAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.