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Published 22 Jan 2026, 12:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Reserved Procurement - Provision of an Onsite Minibus Service

Official notice

Authority: Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Scotland (UKM61)
Published estimate£150,000≈ £75k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT12.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Feb 2026awarded 31 Mar 2026
Awarded to Blargoans Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A contract has been awarded by Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) Limited (Dounreay) following a competitive procedure for the Provision of an Onsite Minibus Service

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsSMEPublished value£150,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Reserved Procurement - the Tenderers must demonstrate that they have a Registered Office within Caithness.

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

Lot awarding rule: Guidance Notes for the Scoring of Tender Submissions (COMM/25/P126) contains full details of award criteria.

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Reserved Procurement - the Tenderers must demonstrate that they have a Registered Office within Caithness.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Jan 2026, 12:37 GMT
Last source update
1 Apr 2026, 16:27 BST
Authority reference
C23610
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005731
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM61)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060c27 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
11 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

22 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published275 days ago
    22 Jan 2026, 12:37 GMT
  2. Submission deadline255 days ago
    11 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts206 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published206 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 16:27 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Jan 2026, 12:37 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    1 Apr 2026, 16:27 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    1 Apr 2026, 16:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £169,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Blargoans LimitedSME£169,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Reserved Procurement - Provision of an Onsite Minibus Service · Blargoans LimitedSME

    Signed
    31 Mar 2026
    Value
    £169,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXPQ-2228-DGTY Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Blargoans LimitedAwarded supplier Corner House, Dunnet, Thurso, Scotland, KW14 8XDContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender