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title: "The Provision of Shuttle Bus Services at Ardrossan"
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# The Provision of Shuttle Bus Services at Ardrossan

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-shuttle-bus-services-at-ardrossan-ocds-h6vhtk-0387b9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** CalMac Ferries Limited: "The Provision of Shuttle Bus Services at Ardrossan". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: £580,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [CalMac Ferries Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/calmac-ferries-limited-GB-FTS-6996)
- **Published Value:** £580,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 December 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0387b9`

## 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/the-provision-of-shuttle-bus-services-at-ardrossan-ocds-h6vhtk-0387b9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-shuttle-bus-services-at-ardrossan-ocds-h6vhtk-0387b9#participate

## Description
CalMac Ferries Ltd are looking for a suitably qualified  and experienced Service Provider for the Provision of Shuttle Bus Services at Ardrossan.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of David MacBrayne Ltd, which is wholly owned by Scottish Ministers.  Previously operating as Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd, CalMac was created in October 2006 to bid for the Scottish Government contra...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 038150-2024-CSOP21-487-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038150-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-26T12:24:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T14:15:40.568Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0387b9