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title: "Local Bus and School Transport Services"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/local-bus-and-school-transport-services-ocds-h6vhtk-045834"
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# Local Bus and School Transport Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/local-bus-and-school-transport-services-ocds-h6vhtk-045834). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Orkney Islands Council: "Local Bus and School Transport Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Orkney Islands Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/orkney-islands-council-ons-s12000023)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Buses and coaches, Coaches, Hire of buses and coaches with driver, Public road transport services, Taxi services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-045834`

## 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/local-bus-and-school-transport-services-ocds-h6vhtk-045834#tl-md)

## Description
Orkney Islands Council has a requirement for a local bus and school transport service to be provided in Orkney.  This service includes a public transport bus service, school transport and transport services for children and young people with Additional Support  Needs.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 34121000, 34121500, 60120000, 60172000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Orkney Islands Council has a requirement for a local bus and school transport Service to be provided in Orkney.  This service includes a public transport bus service, school transport and transport services for children and young people with Addition...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 014784-2024-OIC/PROC/0797-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014784-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-09T09:19:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T07:18:15.590Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-045834