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# Provision of School and Local Transport Services - Tiree

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-school-and-local-transport-services-tiree-ocds-h6vhtk-0545aa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Argyll and Bute Council: "Provision of School and Local Transport Services - Tiree". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Jul 2025, 09:30 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Argyll and Bute Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/argyll-and-bute-council-ons-s12000035)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 July 2025 at 09:30 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM, UKM63
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £851,434 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-school-and-local-transport-services-tiree-ocds-h6vhtk-0545aa#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0545aa`

## 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-school-and-local-transport-services-tiree-ocds-h6vhtk-0545aa#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-school-and-local-transport-services-tiree-ocds-h6vhtk-0545aa#participate

## Description
Provision of safe and secure school and local transport in Tiree

## Lots (2)
> **Shared lot scope:** The main elements of the School Transport Service are:
- To transport children to and from school safely and timeously;
- To encourage responsible behaviour by scholars; and
- To liaise with Head Teachers or nominated representatives and Council Officers to achieve a high standard of service.
The main elements of the Local Transport Service are:
- To provide local bus services in Tiree; and
- To transport persons safely.
> Applies to lots 1, 2.

### Lot 1: 1129N
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: 1130N
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 1129N (active)
  - Award id: `056410-2025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **AJ MACLEAN**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160823`
  - Value: £360,380 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 1130N (active)
  - Award id: `056410-2025-2`
  - Supplier(s): **JOHN KENNEDY**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160824`
  - Value: £491,053 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 1129N (active)
  - Signed Value: £360,380
  - Signed Date: 14/09/2025

- **Contract:** 1130N (active)
  - Signed Value: £491,053
  - Signed Date: 13/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F056410-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-15T08:05:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:30:07.601Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0545aa