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School Transport Contract

Moray Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Moray Council

Buyer Address: High Street, Elgin, UKM62, IV30 1BX, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Elaine Summerfield

Contact Email: procurement@moray.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 1343563137

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
4220000.0 GBP
Published
22 Oct 2025, 15:43
Deadline
24 Nov 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
60171000 - Hire of passenger cars with driver
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Moray 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.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot Title: Large Vehicles

Lot Description: 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 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality Criteria

Lot Title: Small Vehicles

Lot Description: 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 2 Status: active

Lot 2 Has Options: No

Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Quality

Lot Title: Youth Orchestra Transport

Lot Description: 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.

Lot 3 Status: active

Lot 3 Has Options: No

Lot 3 Award Criterion (quality): Quality

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