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Provision of Maeshowe Shuttle Bus Service

Historic Environment Scotland · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 14:21.

Opportunity overview

Provision of Maeshowe Shuttle Bus Service

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.

Acacia Coaches LTD

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£180k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Jun 2026
Award ID
058428-2026-HES/C/4345-1
Status
active
Location
Paisley, UKM83, PA3 1TL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV60172000 — Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Lots

  • HES requires the provision of a shuttle bus service from Stenness Visitor Centre, Orkney to Tormiston Mill, Stenness, Orkney and back on a daily basis, with the exceptions of 25 - 26th December 2026 and 1-2 January 2027. The appointed supplier must provide a bus and qualified licensed driver from 09.45hrs - 17.30hrs 7 days a week. However, during the months of June, July and August the bus will also run daily until 21:00.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
HES/C/4345
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
60172000
Description
Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
HES requires the provision of a shuttle bus service from Stenness Visitor Centre, Orkney to Tormiston Mill, Stenness, Orkney and back on a daily basis, with the exceptions of 25 - 26th December 2026 and 1-2 January 2027. The appointed supplier must provide a bus and qualified licensed driver from 09.45hrs - 17.30hrs 7 days a week. However, during the months of June, July and August the bus will also run daily until 21:00.
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality/Technical
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
90

Options

Description
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the Successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations. The Contracting Authority may at it's sole discretion exercise this option.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM65

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Historic Environment Scotland
Id
GB-FTS-1169

Identifier

Legal Name
Historic Environment Scotland

Address

Street Address
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UKM75
Postal Code
EH9 1SH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1316688866

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
NATIONAL_AGENCY
Description
National or federal agency/office
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Tourism, Heritage, Conservation, Built Environment
Organisation 2
Name
Acacia Coaches LTD
Id
GB-FTS-183610

Identifier

Legal Name
Acacia Coaches LTD

Address

Street Address
42 Underwood Road
Locality
Paisley
Region
UKM83
Postal Code
PA3 1TL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
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
058428-2026-HES/C/4345-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-183610
Name
Acacia Coaches LTD

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
058428-2026-HES/C/4345-1
Award ID
058428-2026-HES/C/4345-1
Status
active
Date Signed
8 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
180,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM75 · EH9 1SH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM65

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 017921-2026tender ·
  2. 058428-2026award, contract ·