Official UK procurement notice
TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TO DUNDEE AND ANGUS COLLEGE TRANSPORT
Authority: Dundee City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTransportation of Secondary School Pupils to Dundee and Angus College Campuses.
- Recurrence: this will be retendered in 2 years should the extension option be utalised.
CPV: Road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Dundee City Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced…AwardedRenewal
Dundee City Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier(s) to provide transportation services for secondary school pupils travelling to Dundee and Angus College campuses.
The service will involve the collection of pupils from five secondary schools within Dundee and transport to two Dundee and Angus College campuses:
Kingsway Campus
Gardyne Campus
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Delivery of Contract and Quality of Service and Contingencies: 9%
- Fair Work First: 1%
- price: 90%
Published award criteria (7)
- Compliance with Specification of Requirements: PASS/FAIL
- Environment: PASS/FAIL
- Duty of Care, Health, and Safety & Risk Management: PASS/FAIL
- PVG Scheme DisclosurE: PASS/FAIL
- Delivery of Contract and Quality of Service and Contingencies: 9%
- Fair Work First: 1%
- Price: 90
- Suitability
Where vehicles are constructed or adapted to carry nine (9) or more passengers, the Tenderer must hold a valid Public Service Vehicle (PSV) Operator’s Licence, issued by the Scottish Traffic Commissioner.
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · this will be retendered in 2 years should the extension option be utalised.
- First published
- 2 Jun 2026, 16:55 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 11:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
DCC/C&F/266/25- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093699- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:844750)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Jun 2026 → 24 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Next notice expected128 days ago16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline90 days ago24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened90 days ago24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published17 days ago5 Oct 2026, 11:09 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Bids must remain valid untilin 34 days24 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2026- Published value published: £100,00023 Jun 2026, 16:27 BST
- Status changed to active23 Jun 2026, 16:27 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Jun 2026, 16:27 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST23 Jun 2026, 16:27 BST
- Status changed to complete5 Oct 2026, 11:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP Mini Coaches LtdSME, Shorts Travel LtdSMEjoint award | £119,520 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 093699-2026-1 · JP Mini Coaches LtdSME, Shorts Travel LtdSME
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2026
- Value
- £119,520
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dundee Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- Scottish Courts ServiceReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- JP Mini Coaches LtdAwarded supplier
- Shorts Travel LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria