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Published 26 Sept 2025, 12:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Passenger Transport

Official notice

Authority: Shetland Islands Council (Local council)

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Scotland (UKM66)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 27 Oct 2025awarded 11 Nov 2025
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Shetland Islands Council and ZetTrans (the Client) wish to establish a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for a range of Passenger transport services including local bus services for the general public, home to school transport for school children and students and transport for adults and children with social or welfare needs.

  • Recurrence: 48 months

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Road transport services · Taxi services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
22 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 24 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Supported Public Local Bus ServicesAwarded

The procedure is a regulated procurement governed by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · Shetland Islands and as required by the Contracting Authority.
Variant bids: not allowed
60100000 Road transport services60172000 Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Lot #2Mainstream School Transport ServicesAwarded

The procedure is a regulated procurement governed by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · Shetland Islands and as required by the Contracting Authority.
Variant bids: not allowed
60100000 Road transport services60172000 Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Lot #3Additional Support Needs, Social Care, Healthcare and Other Transport ServicesAwarded

The type of contract to be awarded is a Services contract.

The procedure is a regulated procurement governed by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The procedure being followed is an Open Procedure.

Delivery: Scotland · Shetland Islands and as required by the Contracting Authority.
Variant bids: not allowed
60100000 Road transport services60120000 Taxi services60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver60172000 Hire of buses and coaches with driver

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 90
  • Price: 10
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Commit to obtain Employers and Public Liability Insurances to a minimum of 10,000,000 GBP and 5,000,000 GBP respectively.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Passenger…” is a framework: 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
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
Yes · 48 months
First published
26 Sept 2025, 12:58 BST
Last source update
30 Mar 2026, 16:05 BST
Award evaluation window
27 Oct 2025 – …
Authority reference
ED/15/25
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029258
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driverHire of passenger transport vehicles with driverRoad transport servicesTaxi servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM66)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a331 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:817991)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Appointment period ends
27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
27 Oct 2025, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

27 Oct 2025 → 30 Mar 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period ends362 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened362 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published208 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 16:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Mar 2026, 16:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 24admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2222 from SMEs · busiest of 3 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 11 Nov 2025

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Supported Public Local Bus Services

    Signed
    11 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Mainstream School Transport Services

    Signed
    11 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Additional Support Needs, Social Care, Healthcare and Other Transport Services

    Signed
    11 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Supported Public Local Bus Services17bids · 17 electronic17——
2 · Mainstream School Transport Services22bids · 22 electronic22——
3 · Additional Support Needs, Social Care, Healthcare and Other Transport Services21bids · 21 electronic21——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Shetland Islands Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 8 North Ness Business Park, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, ZE1 0LZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Lerwick Sheriff CourtReview body LerwickContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

24 commercial parties on the notice
  • A.D.SFramework contractor Burbrick, Walls, Shetland, UK, ZE2 9PH
  • ANITA KELLYFramework contractor DA WART, REAWICK, SHETLAND, Scotland, ZE2 9NJ
  • Allied Taxis Shetland LimitedFramework contractor 10 North Road, Lerwick, Lerwick, Scotland, ZE1 0NP
  • C Edwin WilliamsonFramework contractor South Grinds, Lunna, Vidlin, Shetland, Scotland, ZE2 9QF
  • Christina SimmonsFramework contractor Springbank, Twatt, Bixter, Shetland, Scotland, ZE2 9LX
  • G's TaxiFramework contractor 18 St Olaf Street, Lerwick, Scotland, ZE1 0BX
  • GLJ TransportFramework contractor Stenvatsta, Westerskeld, Shetland, Scotland, ZE2 9NL
  • Gary H Johnson T/A Johnson transportFramework contractor Westvale, Brae, Scotland, ZE29QG
  • J & DS HalcrowFramework contractor Tow, Cunningsburgh, Scotland, ZE2 9HB
  • J & K ScollayFramework contractor Tirvister, Gluss, Ollaberry, Scotland, ZE2 9RU
Show 14 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria