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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04297c"
title: "Passenger Transport - Supplier Engagement"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/passenger-transport-supplier-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-04297c"
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# Passenger Transport - Supplier Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/passenger-transport-supplier-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-04297c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dumfries and Galloway Council: "Passenger Transport - Supplier Engagement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Dumfries and Galloway Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dumfries-and-galloway-council-ons-s12000006)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver, Public road transport services, Public-service buses, Road transport services, Special-purpose road passenger-transport services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM92
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04297c`

## 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/passenger-transport-supplier-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-04297c#tl-md)

## Description
The Council have appointed Stantec UK Ltd to support a full review of the school and local bus network within Dumfries and Galloway.
To inform this review we are keen to have engagement with existing and potentially new operators for passenger transport, including buses, mini buses and taxis to inform the development and appraisal of options to meet the travel needs of the Dumfries and Galloway community and visitors to the region's.  The revised network and longer term contracts are intended to provide an affordable, stable and sustainable model and input from potential suppliers is key to ensuring this is a success.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 34121100, 60000000, 60100000, 60112000, 60120000, 60130000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This notice has been published to seek engagement from any operator who may be interested in providing passenger transport services within Dumfries and Galloway to inform a wider review of the local bus and school network across the region.  This sup...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037813-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-22T11:12:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T03:04:20.063Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04297c