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Published 12 Nov 2025, 10:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of School Transport Services – Mull (1166C)

Official notice

Authority: Argyll and Bute Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Scotland (UKM63)
Awarded value£130,625published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Dec 2025awarded 11 Mar 2026
Awarded to Flora Corbett
Contract term 4 yrs 7 moends 13 Aug 2030 · extension options published · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Argyll and Bute Council are looking to Contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school transport on Mull.

  • Recurrence: 4 years, 7 months, 9 days or 6 years, 7 months, 9 days from award.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Argyll and Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will…AwardedRenewal 4 yrs 7 mo

Argyll and Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school transport on Mull.

Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 13 Aug 2030 (4 yrs 7 mo)
Delivery: Scotland · Mull
Extensions: The Contract may be extended for up to 2 years at the option of Argyll and Bute Council, subject to satisfactory performance of the Contract and following discussions with the successful Tenderer.Variant bids: allowed
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

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
Quality: 25%Price: 75%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 25%
  • Price: 75%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As described in the Invitation to Tender

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · 4 years, 7 months, 9 days or 6 years, 7 months, 9 days from award.
First published
12 Nov 2025, 10:55 GMT
Last source update
12 Mar 2026, 09:08 GMT
Award evaluation window
12 Dec 2025 – …
Authority reference
1166C
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022126
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM63)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05df4d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As described in the Invitation to Tender

Publisher note: As described in the Invitation to Tender (SC Ref:826348)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

12 Dec 2025 → 12 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline320 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened320 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts296 days ago
    5 Jan 2026
  4. Notice published230 days ago
    12 Mar 2026, 09:08 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Mar 2026, 09:08 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £130,6251 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Flora CorbettSME£130,625 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 022126-2026-1166C-1 · Flora CorbettSME

    Signed
    11 Mar 2026
    Value
    £130,625
    Period
    … – 13 Aug 2030
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Argyll and Bute Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Kilmory, Lochgilphead, Scotland, PA31 8RTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Oban Sheriff CourtReview body ObanContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Flora CorbettAwarded supplier Laggan Farm, Lochbuie, Isle Of Mull, UK, PA62 6AAContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria