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501 Local Bus Service - Dumfries to Castle Douglas to Kirkcudbright

Dumfries and Galloway Council · award, contract

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Opportunity overview

Dumfries to Castle Douglas to Kirkcudbright 501 Local Bus Service

Awarded to

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McCalls Coaches Ltd

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Contract value
£819k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Jun 2026
Award ID
079527-2026-DGCP-0998-1
Status
active
Location
Lockerbie, UKM92, DG112SA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Lots

  • Provision of passenger transport with the specification for 501 covering routes. This is a modification to the original contract under Reg72.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
DGCP-0998
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
The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

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

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
Provision of passenger transport with the specification for 501 covering routes. This is a modification to the original contract under Reg72.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
40
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
60

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM92

Delivery Location

Description
Dumfries to Castle Douglas to Kirkcudbright

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Id
GB-FTS-1510

Identifier

Legal Name
Dumfries and Galloway Council

Address

Street Address
Procurement Team, Carruthers House
Locality
Dumfries
Region
UKM92
Postal Code
DG1 2HP
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 3033333000

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

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
McCalls Coaches Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-159741

Identifier

Legal Name
McCalls Coaches Ltd

Address

Street Address
2 Alexandra Meadows
Locality
Lockerbie
Region
UKM92
Postal Code
DG112SA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1576204309

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Dumfries Sheriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-9336

Identifier

Legal Name
Dumfries Sheriff Court

Address

Locality
Dumfries
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
079527-2026-DGCP-0998-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-159741
Name
McCalls Coaches Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
079527-2026-DGCP-0998-1
Award ID
079527-2026-DGCP-0998-1
Status
active
Date Signed
8 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
819,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Dumfries · UKM92 · DG1 2HP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM92

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 079527-2026award, contract ·