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Home to School Transport- Mainstream (East Lothian Council)

East Lothian Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 18:56.

Opportunity overview

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT). This notice is to indicate that East Lothian Council intends to extend call-off contracts under the ELC-18-1889 Home to School- Mainstream framework to 31 July 2027.

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.

AC Taxis

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£1.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
016354-2026-ELC-18-1889-1
Status
active
Location
Ladywell, UKM78, Eh546UH, United Kingdom

Alba Taxis

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£1.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
016354-2026-ELC-18-1889-1
Status
active
Location
Cockenzie, UKM73, EH32 9SF, United Kingdom

Eve Coaches Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£1.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
016354-2026-ELC-18-1889-1
Status
active
Location
Dunbar, UK, EH42 1RS, United Kingdom

Prentice Coaches Ltd

Matched by normalised name
Shared contract value
£1.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
016354-2026-ELC-18-1889-1
Status
active
Location
Haddington, UKM73, EH41 3BH, United Kingdom

Torrrance Taxis

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£1.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Feb 2026
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
016354-2026-ELC-18-1889-1
Status
active
Location
Dunbar, UKM73, EH42 1LU, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV60130000 — Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

Lots

  • This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT). This notice is to indicate that East Lothian Council intends to extend award call-off contracts under the ELC-18-1889 Home to School- Mainstream framework, these shall continue after the expiry to 31 July 2027.Value 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
ELC-18-1889
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
East Lothian Council organises school bus services in line with section 51 of The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 and the East Lothian Council Education Transport policy. The Provision of Home to School Transport for Mainstream Pupils (ELC reference ELC-18-1888) Framework will expire on 31 July 2024. The Council awarded call-off contracts under the said Framework, these shall continue after the expiry to 31 July 2027. The Directive 2014/24/EU (upon which the Public Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 are based) allows for call-off contracts to continue beyond the expiry of a framework. Furthermore, the Council is currently in the process of working towards the creation of a new provision of home to school transport Framework (DPS). In doing so, the Council deems it necessary to conduct a strategic consultation to assess the Education Transport policy, aligning it with the council’s climate change strategy and commitments to achieve net zero. Consideration will also be given to the local development plan and the subsequent growth agenda within East Lothian.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
60130000
Description
Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT). This notice is to indicate that East Lothian Council intends to extend award call-off contracts under the ELC-18-1889 Home to School- Mainstream framework, these shall continue after the expiry to 31 July 2027.
Has Options
No

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60130000
Description
Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM73

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
East Lothian Council
Id
GB-FTS-1747

Identifier

Legal Name
East Lothian Council

Address

Street Address
John Muir House
Locality
Haddington, East Lothian
Region
UKM73
Postal Code
EH41 3HA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1620827827

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
NATIONAL_AGENCY
Description
National or federal agency/office
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
AC Taxis
Id
GB-FTS-113026

Identifier

Legal Name
AC Taxis

Address

Street Address
44, Redwing brae
Locality
Ladywell
Region
UKM78
Postal Code
Eh546UH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Eve Coaches Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-39798

Identifier

Legal Name
Eve Coaches Ltd

Address

Street Address
Spott Road
Locality
Dunbar
Region
UK
Postal Code
EH42 1RS
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 4
Name
Prentice Coaches Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-13701

Identifier

Legal Name
Prentice Coaches Ltd

Address

Street Address
Station Garage, Hospital Road
Locality
Haddington
Region
UKM73
Postal Code
EH41 3BH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 5
Name
Alba Taxis
Id
GB-FTS-113027

Identifier

Legal Name
Alba Taxis

Address

Street Address
Unit 5 , Whin Park Industrial Estate
Locality
Cockenzie
Region
UKM73
Postal Code
EH32 9SF
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 6
Name
Torrrance Taxis
Id
GB-FTS-113028

Identifier

Legal Name
Torrrance Taxis

Address

Street Address
26 Warrender Cresent
Locality
Dunbar
Region
UKM73
Postal Code
EH42 1LU
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 7
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-1033

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Address

Locality
Edinburgh
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
016354-2026-ELC-18-1889-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-113026
Name
AC Taxis
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-39798
Name
Eve Coaches Ltd
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-13701
Name
Prentice Coaches Ltd
Supplier 4
Id
GB-FTS-113027
Name
Alba Taxis
Supplier 5
Id
GB-FTS-113028
Name
Torrrance Taxis

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
016354-2026-ELC-18-1889-1
Award ID
016354-2026-ELC-18-1889-1
Status
active
Date Signed
23 Feb 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,868,229
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Haddington, East Lothian · UKM73 · EH41 3HA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM73

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 016354-2026award, contract ·