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School Transport Contract

Moray Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 02:51.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

ACE TAXIS

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£9.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Fochabers, UKM62, IV327JY, United Kingdom

DEVERON COACHES LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£9.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-1
Status
active
Location
ABERDEENSHIRE, UK, AB44 1UJ, United Kingdom

KINEIL COACHES LTD

Matched by normalised name
Shared contract value
£9.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-1
Status
active
Location
ABERDEENSHIRE, UK, AB43 9LG, United Kingdom

Maynes Coaches Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£9.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Buckie, UKM62, AB56 4BU, United Kingdom

RS Coaches

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£9.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-1
Status
active
Location
ilnverurie, UKM50, AB51 7RD, United Kingdom

spot on cabs

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£9.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-1
Status
active
Location
forres, UKM62, iv362st, United Kingdom

A2B CABS

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£8.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 11 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-2
Status
active
Location
Elgin, UKM5, IV30 6ND, United Kingdom

ACE TAXIS

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£8.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 11 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-2
Status
active
Location
Fochabers, UKM62, IV327JY, United Kingdom

CRM facilitators elgin ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£8.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 11 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-2
Status
active
Location
lhanbryde, UKM62, iv30 8qb, United Kingdom

DEVERON COACHES LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£8.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 11 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-2
Status
active
Location
ABERDEENSHIRE, UK, AB44 1UJ, United Kingdom

FIONA ANTHONY

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£8.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 11 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-2
Status
active
Location
GLENLIVET, UKM62, AB37 9DP, United Kingdom

KINEIL COACHES LTD

Matched by normalised name
Shared contract value
£8.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 11 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-2
Status
active
Location
ABERDEENSHIRE, UK, AB43 9LG, United Kingdom

Logan minibus hire

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£8.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 11 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-2
Status
active
Location
Lossiemouth, UKM62, Iv31 6ex, United Kingdom

Maynes Coaches Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£8.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 11 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-2
Status
active
Location
Buckie, UKM62, AB56 4BU, United Kingdom
Shared contract value
£8.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 11 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-2
Status
active
Location
PORTKNOCKIE, UKM62, AB564LR, United Kingdom

Ritchie contract hire

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£8.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 11 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-2
Status
active
Location
Lossiemouth, UKM62, IV31 6SU, United Kingdom

spot on cabs

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£8.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 11 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-2
Status
active
Location
forres, UKM62, iv362st, United Kingdom

ACE TAXIS

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£909.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-3
Status
active
Location
Fochabers, UKM62, IV327JY, United Kingdom

DEVERON COACHES LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£909.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-3
Status
active
Location
ABERDEENSHIRE, UK, AB44 1UJ, United Kingdom

KINEIL COACHES LTD

Matched by normalised name
Shared contract value
£909.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
019932-2026-3
Status
active
Location
ABERDEENSHIRE, UK, AB43 9LG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
  • CPV60171000 — Hire of passenger cars with driver
  • CPV60172000 — Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Lots

  • Large VehiclesValue not stated
  • Small VehiclesValue not stated
  • Youth Orchestra TransportValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
18/1236
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
60170000
Description
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Large Vehicles
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.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality Criteria
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
80
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Small Vehicles
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.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
80
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Youth Orchestra Transport
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.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
80

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60171000
Description
Hire of passenger cars with driver
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
60172000
Description
Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM62

Delivery Location

Description
Moray Wide
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60171000
Description
Hire of passenger cars with driver

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM62

Delivery Location

Description
Moray Wide
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60170000
Description
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
60172000
Description
Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM62

Delivery Location

Description
Moray Wide

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Moray Council
Id
GB-FTS-4852

Identifier

Legal Name
Moray Council

Address

Street Address
High Street
Locality
Elgin
Region
UKM62
Postal Code
IV30 1BX
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Elaine Summerfield
Telephone
+44 1343563137

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
DEVERON COACHES LIMITED
Id
GB-FTS-13690

Identifier

Legal Name
DEVERON COACHES LIMITED

Address

Street Address
6 UNION ROAD, MACDUFF,ABERDEENSHIRE
Locality
ABERDEENSHIRE
Region
UK
Postal Code
AB44 1UJ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 261832912
Fax Number
+44 261833761

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
A2B CABS
Id
GB-FTS-88758

Identifier

Legal Name
A2B CABS

Address

Street Address
unit 3, Chanonry Spur, Chanonry Industrial Estate, Elgin
Locality
Elgin
Region
UKM5
Postal Code
IV30 6ND
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 343556655

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 4
Name
KINEIL COACHES LTD
Id
GB-FTS-88748

Identifier

Legal Name
KINEIL COACHES LTD

Address

Street Address
ANDERSON PLACE WESTSHORE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, FRASERBURGH
Locality
ABERDEENSHIRE
Region
UK
Postal Code
AB43 9LG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 346510200
Fax Number
+44 346516266

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 5
Name
Maynes Coaches Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-88750

Identifier

Legal Name
Maynes Coaches Ltd

Address

Street Address
Cluny Garage, 4 March Road West
Locality
Buckie
Region
UKM62
Postal Code
AB56 4BU
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 542831219
Fax Number
+44 542833572

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 6
Name
RS Coaches
Id
GB-FTS-88753

Identifier

Legal Name
RS Coaches

Address

Street Address
blackstock, sauchen
Locality
ilnverurie
Region
UKM50
Postal Code
AB51 7RD
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 330833314
Fax Number
+44 330833314

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 7
Name
spot on cabs
Id
GB-FTS-176233

Identifier

Legal Name
spot on cabs

Address

Street Address
16 BERRYLEY
Locality
forres
Region
UKM62
Postal Code
iv362st
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 7950501829

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 8
Name
ACE TAXIS
Id
GB-FTS-88752

Identifier

Legal Name
ACE TAXIS

Address

Street Address
20 MOSSMILL PARK MOSSTODLOCH
Locality
Fochabers
Region
UKM62
Postal Code
IV327JY
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 343820820
Fax Number
+44 343820651

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 9
Name
CRM facilitators elgin ltd
Id
GB-FTS-88754

Identifier

Legal Name
CRM facilitators elgin ltd

Address

Street Address
5 emslie court
Locality
lhanbryde
Region
UKM62
Postal Code
iv30 8qb
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 343545456

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 10
Name
FIONA ANTHONY
Id
GB-FTS-176234

Identifier

Legal Name
FIONA ANTHONY

Address

Street Address
Shenval Farm, Glenlivet
Locality
GLENLIVET
Region
UKM62
Postal Code
AB37 9DP
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 7733661452

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 11
Name
Logan minibus hire
Id
GB-FTS-176235

Identifier

Legal Name
Logan minibus hire

Address

Street Address
28, Macduff Street
Locality
Lossiemouth
Region
UKM62
Postal Code
Iv31 6ex
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 7966489985

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 12
Name
Portknockie Contract Hire
Id
GB-FTS-88756

Identifier

Legal Name
Portknockie Contract Hire

Address

Street Address
6 New Street Portknockie
Locality
PORTKNOCKIE
Region
UKM62
Postal Code
AB564LR
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 542841028

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 13
Name
Ritchie contract hire
Id
GB-FTS-88757

Identifier

Legal Name
Ritchie contract hire

Address

Street Address
3 shackleton place
Locality
Lossiemouth
Region
UKM62
Postal Code
IV31 6SU
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 7702211712

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 14
Name
Elgin Sherriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-63009

Identifier

Legal Name
Elgin Sherriff Court

Address

Street Address
Sheriff Courthouse, High Street
Locality
Elgin
Postal Code
IV30 1BU
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 343542505

Roles

reviewBody

Details

Organisation 15
Name
Elgin Sherriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-164584

Identifier

Legal Name
Elgin Sherriff Court

Address

Street Address
Sheriff Courthouse, High Street
Locality
Elgin
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 343542505

Roles

mediationBody

Details

Award information

Award 1
Id
019932-2026-1
Title
Large Vehicles
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-13690
Name
DEVERON COACHES LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-88748
Name
KINEIL COACHES LTD
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-88750
Name
Maynes Coaches Ltd
Supplier 4
Id
GB-FTS-88753
Name
RS Coaches
Supplier 5
Id
GB-FTS-176233
Name
spot on cabs
Supplier 6
Id
GB-FTS-88752
Name
ACE TAXIS
Award 2
Id
019932-2026-2
Title
Small Vehicles
Status
active

Related lots

2

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-88758
Name
A2B CABS
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-88754
Name
CRM facilitators elgin ltd
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-13690
Name
DEVERON COACHES LIMITED
Supplier 4
Id
GB-FTS-176234
Name
FIONA ANTHONY
Supplier 5
Id
GB-FTS-88748
Name
KINEIL COACHES LTD
Supplier 6
Id
GB-FTS-176235
Name
Logan minibus hire
Supplier 7
Id
GB-FTS-88750
Name
Maynes Coaches Ltd
Supplier 8
Id
GB-FTS-88756
Name
Portknockie Contract Hire
Supplier 9
Id
GB-FTS-88757
Name
Ritchie contract hire
Supplier 10
Id
GB-FTS-176233
Name
spot on cabs
Supplier 11
Id
GB-FTS-88752
Name
ACE TAXIS
Award 3
Id
019932-2026-3
Title
Youth Orchestra Transport
Status
active

Related lots

3

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-13690
Name
DEVERON COACHES LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-88748
Name
KINEIL COACHES LTD
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-88752
Name
ACE TAXIS

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
019932-2026-1
Award ID
019932-2026-1
Title
Large Vehicles
Status
active
Date Signed
2 Feb 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
9,694,668.75
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
019932-2026-2
Award ID
019932-2026-2
Title
Small Vehicles
Status
active
Date Signed
2 Feb 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
8,788,815.75
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
019932-2026-3
Award ID
019932-2026-3
Title
Youth Orchestra Transport
Status
active
Date Signed
2 Feb 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
909,675
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Elgin · UKM62 · IV30 1BX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM62

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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