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# Supported Buses

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supported-buses-ocds-h6vhtk-04c1ee). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Lothian Council: "Supported Buses". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £4,000,000. 10 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Lothian Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-lothian-council-ons-s12000010)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £4,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 February 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 10
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM73
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c1ee`

## 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/supported-buses-ocds-h6vhtk-04c1ee#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2FAccess%2FLogin.aspx)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supported-buses-ocds-h6vhtk-04c1ee#participate

## Description
The purpose of this tender invitation is to establish a Framework Agreement for the operation of supported bus services in East Lothian with a vision to creating an integrated transport network for East Lothian.

## Lots (10)
### Lot 1: Service 122 (Gullane Circle)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Service 122 (Option A)

### Lot 2: Service 113 – Western General
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Service 113 (Option A).

### Lot 3: Service 124
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Service 124 (Option A)

### Lot 4: Service 120 - Dunbar to North Berwick
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Service 120 (Package offer, includes: Service 121 & Service 123).

### Lot 5: Service 121 - Haddington to North Berwick
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Service 121 - Haddington to North Berwick

### Lot 6: Service 123 - Gifford Circle
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Service 123 - Gifford Circle

### Lot 7: Service 110 Elphinstone to Prestonpans Rail Station
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Service 110 Elphinstone to Prestonpans Rail Station

### Lot 8: Service 110-Elphinstone to Prestonpans Rail Station only
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Service 110 (Option 2)

### Lot 9: Service 111 Haddington to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Service 111 (Option A)

### Lot 10: Service 130 and Service 131
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Service 130 and Service 131

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (6)
- **Award:** Service 122 (Gullane Circle) (active)
  - Award id: `009817-2025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Prentice Coaches Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13701`
  - Value: £261,480 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Service 113 – Western General (active)
  - Award id: `009817-2025-2`
  - Supplier(s): **East Coast Buses Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-140953`
  - Value: £472,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Service 124 (active)
  - Award id: `009817-2025-3`
  - Supplier(s): **East Coast Buses Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-140953`
  - Value: £392,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Service 120 - Dunbar to North Berwick (active)
  - Award id: `009817-2025-4`
  - Supplier(s): **East Coast Buses Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-140953`
  - Value: £1,990,256 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Service 110-Elphinstone to Prestonpans Rail Station only (active)
  - Award id: `009817-2025-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Prentice Coaches Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13701`
  - Value: £426,420 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Service 111 Haddington to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (active)
  - Award id: `009817-2025-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Prentice Coaches Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13701`
  - Value: £1,062,960 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (6)
- **Contract:** Service 122 (Gullane Circle) (active)
  - Signed Value: £261,480
  - Signed Date: 17/03/2025

- **Contract:** Service 113 – Western General (active)
  - Signed Value: £472,000
  - Signed Date: 17/03/2025

- **Contract:** Service 124 (active)
  - Signed Value: £392,000
  - Signed Date: 17/03/2025

- **Contract:** Service 120 - Dunbar to North Berwick (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,990,256
  - Signed Date: 17/03/2025

- **Contract:** Service 110-Elphinstone to Prestonpans Rail Station only (active)
  - Signed Value: £426,420
  - Signed Date: 17/03/2025

- **Contract:** Service 111 Haddington to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,062,960
  - Signed Date: 17/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009817-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-18T09:57:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T03:18:06.862Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c1ee