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# Provision of Maeshowe Shuttle Bus Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-maeshowe-shuttle-bus-service-ocds-h6vhtk-065e52). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Historic Environment Scotland: "Provision of Maeshowe Shuttle Bus Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Historic Environment Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/historic-environment-scotland-GB-FTS-1169)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 March 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of buses and coaches with driver
- **Delivery Location:** UKM65
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £180,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065e52`

## 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/provision-of-maeshowe-shuttle-bus-service-ocds-h6vhtk-065e52#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-maeshowe-shuttle-bus-service-ocds-h6vhtk-065e52#participate

## Description
Provision of Maeshowe Shuttle Bus Service

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £300,000
- **Description:** HES requires the provision of a shuttle bus service from Stenness Visitor Centre, Orkney to Tormiston Mill, Stenness, Orkney and back on a daily basis, with the exceptions of 25 - 26th December 2026 and 1-2 January 2027. The appointed supplier must p...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 058428-2026-HES/C/4345-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Acacia Coaches LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183610`
  - Value: £180,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 058428-2026-HES/C/4345-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £180,000
  - Signed Date: 07/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F058428-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-22T10:45:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:27:34.133Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065e52