Official UK procurement notice
School Transport Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Moray Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionMoray Council has a variety of requirements in relation to transportation, including Home to School transport, Community Services transport and Public Bus services.
This tender sets out the Council’s requirements for the provision of Home to School Transport only.
- Recurrence: Consideration will be made during the final year of the initial period whether contract extensions will be taken or not. It is expected that future requirements will be retendered in 5-7 years
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger cars with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Large VehiclesAwardedRenewal
This tender is for the provision of transport associated with education. To ease completion for bidders all lot information is contained in the commercial envelope on PCS-Tender for the project identified.
Lot 1 is for large vehicles (>16 seats) Additional information: The statement for a Find a Tender Service (FTS) notice:
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #2Small VehiclesAwardedRenewal
This tender is for the provision of transport associated with education. To ease completion for bidders all lot information is contained in the commercial envelope on PCS-Tender for the project identified.
Lot 2 is for smaller vehicles (up to 16 seats) Additional information: The statement for a Find a Tender Service (FTS) notice:
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #3Youth Orchestra TransportAwardedRenewal
This tender is for the provision of transport associated with education. To ease completion for bidders all lot information is contained in the commercial envelope on PCS-Tender for the project identified.
Lot 3 is for the provision of transport to Moray Youth Orchestra (Saturdays only) Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Large Vehicles | 20% | 80% | |
| 2 · Small Vehicles | 20% | 80% | |
| 3 · Youth Orchestra Transport | 20% | 80% |
- Economic & financial standing
The bidder is required to confirm that (to the best of their knowledge) there are no material post balance sheet events or other business issues arising since the date of the last financial statements that materially impact the economic and financial standing of the economic operator.
Where the operator is not able to make such a confirmation, full details of the relevant events shall be provided along with an explanation of the expected impact on the bidders economic and financial standing.
The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
Minimum: The bidder is required to provide a copy of the last 2 or 3 financial statements as evidence of their compliance to meet their statutory obligations. Insurance requirements - Employer's (Compulsory) Liability:: five million pounds sterling 5,000,000 Public Liability: five million… - Technical & professional ability
Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
Minimum: Experience of delivery of similar services Requirement: within the past five years
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 80 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 8 points.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · Consideration will be made during the final year of the initial period whether contract extensions will be taken or not.
It is expected that future requirements will be retendered in 5-7 years
- First published
- 22 Oct 2025, 16:43 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Mar 2026, 13:32 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Nov 2025 – …
- Authority reference
18/1236- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019932- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d1f4Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Bidders will be required to provide information periodically to Moray Council in relation to performance of these services
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SC Ref:825648)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
24 Nov 2025 → 5 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline334 days ago24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened334 days ago24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published233 days ago5 Mar 2026, 13:32 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Mar 2026, 13:32 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Large Vehicles1 award | |||
| ACE TAXISSME, DEVERON COACHES LIMITED, KINEIL COACHES LTD, Maynes Coaches LtdSME, RS Coaches, spot on cabsSMEjoint award | £9,694,669 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Small Vehicles1 award | |||
| ACE TAXISSME, CRM facilitators elgin ltdSME, DEVERON COACHES LIMITED, FIONA ANTHONYSME, KINEIL COACHES LTD, Logan minibus hireSME +5 morejoint award | £8,788,816 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Youth Orchestra Transport1 award | |||
| ACE TAXISSME, DEVERON COACHES LIMITED, KINEIL COACHES LTDjoint award | £909,675 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Large Vehicles · ACE TAXISSME, DEVERON COACHES LIMITED, KINEIL COACHES LTD, Maynes Coaches LtdSME, RS Coaches, spot on cabsSME
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2026
- Value
- £9,694,669
- Status
- active
Small Vehicles · ACE TAXISSME, CRM facilitators elgin ltdSME, DEVERON COACHES LIMITED, FIONA ANTHONYSME, KINEIL COACHES LTD, Logan minibus hireSME +5 more
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2026
- Value
- £8,788,816
- Status
- active
Youth Orchestra Transport · ACE TAXISSME, DEVERON COACHES LIMITED, KINEIL COACHES LTD
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2026
- Value
- £909,675
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Large Vehicles | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 8 | — | — |
| 2 · Small Vehicles | 13bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad | 12 | — | — |
| 3 · Youth Orchestra Transport | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Elgin Sherriff CourtMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
12 commercial parties on the notice- A2B CABSAwarded supplier
- ACE TAXISAwarded supplier
- CRM facilitators elgin ltdAwarded supplier
- DEVERON COACHES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- FIONA ANTHONYAwarded supplier
- KINEIL COACHES LTDAwarded supplier
- Logan minibus hireAwarded supplier
- Maynes Coaches LtdAwarded supplier
- Portknockie Contract HireAwarded supplier
- RS CoachesAwarded supplier
Show 2 more suppliers
- Ritchie contract hireAwarded supplier
- spot on cabsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.