AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport published a quarterly award notice for local subsidised bus services under its Dynamic Purchasing System, covering 1 July to 30 September 2026. The source records one active award and an active contract with a reported signature date of 25 September 2026, but links both to a lot marked cancelled. The sole source-listed supplier is “c/o SPT”, an unverified name that could not be safely matched to a Companies House company.
Published outcomeOne award (095653-2026-1) is reported with a GBP 761,783 contract value. The supplier identity and the effect of the cancelled-lot status are unclear from the published data.
Market significanceThis is a reported subsidised-bus-services award for West Central Scotland under an SPT DPS. The reported value is material, but supplier attribution is not reliable enough to identify the operating company.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
c/o SPT
72% confidenceAward 095653-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Unverified source-listed supplier
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The active award names supplier party GB-FTS-13756 as "c/o SPT". Supplier verification was completed with status checked_unmatched and no verified company name or number.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The award/contract notice was published at 2026-10-09T12:51:38+01:00.
Award record status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 095653-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract record status
95% confidenceActive
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Contract 095653-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract signature
98% confidence25 September 2026
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Contract 095653-2026-1 includes dateSigned: 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Related lot status
98% confidenceCancelled
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Award and contract are linked to lot 1, whose source status is "cancelled".
VALUES
Published values explained
Reported contract value
98% confidence761,783
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Contract 095653-2026-1 reports value amount 761783 in GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceReported at contract level; no individual service, route or pricing breakdown supplied
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The source contains one contract-level value and no further allocation detail.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award-reporting period
99% confidence1 July 2026 to 30 September 2026
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The title and description state that the quarterly DPS awards cover this period.
Reported signature date
98% confidence25 September 2026
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The contract record provides dateSigned.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Published_at is 2026-10-09T12:51:38+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service category
98% confidenceLocal subsidised bus services / non-scheduled passenger transport
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The description refers to local subsidised bus service contracts; CPV 60140000 is "Non-scheduled passenger transport".
Delivery area
96% confidenceWest Central Scotland (UKM8)
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The item delivery location is stated as West Central Scotland, region UKM8.
Procurement vehicle
99% confidenceSPT Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
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The title and description state that awards are from SPT's DPS.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceSelective; described as restricted procedure
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The tender data gives procurementMethod "selective" and procurementMethodDetails "Restricted procedure".
Award criteria
94% confidence70% price and 30% quality
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Lot 1 states that local subsidised bus service award criteria use a 70%/30% price-quality split; the listed criteria show price 70 and technical questions 30.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidders, tender responses, scores and ranking was not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Reported contract status
95% confidenceActive
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Contract 095653-2026-1 is marked active in the source.
Variations
93% confidenceContracts are subject to variation
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Lot 1 options state: "Contracts are subject to variation".
Start and end dates
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract_start_at or contract_end_at is supplied.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
95% confidenceGBP 761,783 is reported for the contract record, not for a specified route, service package or identified operating company.
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The contract has a GBP 761,783 value, while the notice supplies no route-level allocation and the listed supplier is unverified.
Evaluation emphasis
94% confidenceThe published criteria favour price over quality (70% price, 30% quality).
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Lot 1 describes a 70%/30% price-quality split.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Cancelled-lot conflict
99% confidenceThe active award and active signed-contract records are linked to lot 1, but that lot is marked cancelled.
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Award 095653-2026-1 and its contract both relate to lot 1; lot 1 status is "cancelled".
Supplier identity unresolved
99% confidence“c/o SPT” is an unverified source name. A completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe match.
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Missing service-level detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: route/service allocation, individual pricing, contract start/end dates, bidders and evaluation results.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved status conflict: the linked lot is cancelled while the award and contract records are active.
- The only listed supplier, “c/o SPT”, remains unverified after a completed Companies House matching workflow; no operating company can be identified safely.
- No route, service-package, lot-level value allocation, contract start date, end date, bidder count, scoring detail or renewal terms were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Strathclyde Partnership for TransportSPTDPSsubsidised bus servicesWest Central Scotlandnon-scheduled passenger transportpublic contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
What value is reported for the SPT award?
The contract record reports GBP 761,783.
Who won the contract?
The source lists “c/o SPT”, but this name is unverified and no safe Companies House match was found.
Is the contract signed?
The source contract record includes a signature date of 25 September 2026, although the related lot is marked cancelled.
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