Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the provision of Bus & Coach Transport Services
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPolice Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority (“the Authority”) have identified a need for Bus & Coach Transportation Services
CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 50 suppliers · 5 bids on the busiest of 5 lots (0.1 per place) · 3 appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · win at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1North of ScotlandAwardedRenewal Scotland
This is a Framework Agreement for Bus/Coach Transport Services. Full details are contained in the Invitation to Tender Documents.
Lot #2East, Central & Southeast ScotlandAwardedRenewal Scotland
Lot #3West & Southwest Scotland RegionAwardedRenewal Scotland
Lot #4All of Scotland RegionAwardedRenewal Scotland
Lot #5Rest of UK RegionAwardedRenewal UK, Scotland
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: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
Full details are also contained in the Contract Notice uploaded to PCST in the General Attachments Area of the Qualification ITT. project_27195
SPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers
It is a requirement of this tender that if the Tenderer is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Tenderer is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the SPA’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.
Tenderers within the UK must confirm if they are registered under Companies House within this question.
If the Tenderer is based outwith the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
SPD Question 4A.2 Authorisation/Membership
Where it is required, within a Tenderer’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
Tenderers must confirm if they hold the following authorisation or memberships
Public Service Vehicle Operator’s Licence of the relevant classification conform to section 12 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981. You must indicate the number of discs you hold.
- Economic & financial standing
Full details are also contained in the Contract Notice uploaded to PCST in the General Attachments Area of the Qualification ITT. project_27195
It is a requirement of this Framework that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Framework, the items indicated below:
Minimum: SPD Question 4B5 Insurances Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide their current Employers Liability Insurance certificate which should include name of the i… - Technical & professional ability
Full details are also contained in the Contract Notice uploaded to PCST in the General Attachments Area of the Qualification ITT. project_27195 Tenderers will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements stated within the tender documents.
The below requirements will be requested during the tender process:
Minimum: SPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability With reference to the nature and details of the services that are the subject matter of this tender, relevant examples are to be provided of the services undertaken by the Tenderer in the last 3 years. Please provide a minim…
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Framework Agreement for the provision of Bus & Coach Transport Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 50 suppliers, 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
- 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Sept 2023, 10:16 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:51 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
PROC 23 2135- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080134- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0401d7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Full details of the KPIs that will apply to this contract are contained in the ITT and in the Contract Notice uploaded in the PCS T project under General Attachments in the Qualification ITT
Publisher note: (SC Ref:817773)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
1 Dec 2023 → 5 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected1 Dec 2023
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown20 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened20 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published322 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:51 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Aug 2024- Status changed to active15 Aug 2024, 08:43 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Aug 2024, 08:43 BST
- Deadline published: 20 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST15 Aug 2024, 08:43 BST
- Status changed to complete5 Dec 2025, 12:51 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 1 – North of Scotland
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2025
- Value
- £135,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2 – East, Central & Southeast Scotland
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2025
- Value
- £180,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - West & Southwest Scotland Region
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2025
- Value
- £450,000
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - All of Scotland Region
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2025
- Value
- £90,000
- Status
- active
Lot 5 - Rest of UK Region
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2025
- Value
- £45,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North of Scotland | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 2 · East, Central & Southeast Scotland | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 3 · West & Southwest Scotland Region | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 4 · All of Scotland Region | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 5 · Rest of UK Region | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Bodyshop Edinburgh Ltd T/A Coach Hire EdinburghFramework contractor
- SALMONDS MINI COACH HIRE LTDFramework contractor
- Transport UK - Travel ConnectFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.