Aberdeenshire Council awards Auchterellon Primary school transport contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 18:42.

Opportunity overview

These contract(s) are available for tender for Mainstream School Transport Services. These services will operate under the terms and conditions attached to this quick quote and will be governed by the Contract Performance Management System (CPMS) also attached to this Quick Quote. Please see service specification attached for services required.

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.

Central Taxis (North East) Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £2.4k
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: awd-1
Location: Peterhead, AB42 3AN

Classification

CPV34100000 — Motor vehicles
CPV34110000 — Passenger cars
CPV34120000 — Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
CPV34140000 — Heavy-duty motor vehicles
CPV60100000 — Road transport services
CPV60120000 — Taxi services
CPV60130000 — Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
CPV60140000 — Non-scheduled passenger transport
CPV60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
CPV60171000 — Hire of passenger cars with driver
CPV60172000 — Hire of buses and coaches with driver

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: tender-845297
Main Procurement Category: services

Tender Period

Ends: 10 Sept 2026, 01:00

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 34100000
Description: Motor vehicles
Scheme: CPV

Entry 2

Id: 34110000
Description: Passenger cars
Scheme: CPV

Entry 3

Id: 34120000
Description: Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
Scheme: CPV

Entry 4

Id: 34140000
Description: Heavy-duty motor vehicles
Scheme: CPV

Entry 5

Id: 60100000
Description: Road transport services
Scheme: CPV

Entry 6

Id: 60120000
Description: Taxi services
Scheme: CPV

Entry 7

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

Entry 8

Id: 60140000
Description: Non-scheduled passenger transport
Scheme: CPV

Entry 9

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

Entry 10

Id: 60171000
Description: Hire of passenger cars with driver
Scheme: CPV

Entry 11

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

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Aberdeenshire Council
Id: org-1

Address

Street Address: Woodhill House
Locality: Aberdeen
Postal Code: AB16 5GB

Contact

Name: School Transport
Telephone: +44 1467539600
Url: http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk ↗

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Name: Central Taxis (North East) Limited
Id: org-2

Address

Street Address: Millbank
Locality: Peterhead
Postal Code: AB42 3AN

Contact

Name: Paul Anderson

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: awd-1
Description: Awarded 17/09/2026

Items

Item 1

Id: awditem-1
Description: These contract(s) are available for tender for Mainstream School Transport Services. These services will operate under the terms and conditions attached to this quick quote and will be governed by the Contract Performance Management System (CPMS) also attached to this Quick Quote. Please see service specification attached for services required.

Value

Amount: 2,400
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Name: Central Taxis (North East) Limited
Id: org-2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: awd-1
Award ID: awd-1
Status: active

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Aberdeen · AB16 5GB

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

rls-1-OCT566324award · 8 Oct 2026, 17:25

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Aberdeenshire Council awarded a £2,400 mainstream school transport requirement for Auchterellon Primary to CENTRAL TAXIS (NORTH EAST) LIMITED. The source records an award decision dated 17 September 2026 and an associated contract record marked active; it does not state a signature date, start date or end date.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwardedEvidence: Process display_status is "awarded" and notice_type is "award".
Award decision date17 September 2026Evidence: Award awd-1 description states "Awarded 17/09/2026".
Contract record statusActiveEvidence: The supplied contracts array contains contract awd-1, linked to award awd-1, with status "active".

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Public Contracts Scotland
Notice reference: rls-1-OCT566324
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000842814
First published: 8 Oct 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 18:42
Notice versions reviewed: 1

View Public Contracts Scotland notice ↗

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One award (awd-1) was made to CENTRAL TAXIS (NORTH EAST) LIMITED.

Market significance

This is a small-value, short-term school transport award in Aberdeenshire, relevant to taxi, passenger transport and vehicle-with-driver providers.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

CENTRAL TAXIS (NORTH EAST) LIMITED

99% confidence

Award awd-1 · 2400 GBP · Awarded; associated contract record marked active

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Award awd-1 names Central Taxis (North East) Limited as supplier and gives a value of GBP 2,400. Supplier verification identifies the legal name as CENTRAL TAXIS (NORTH EAST) LIMITED (company number SC413602).

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Awarded

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Process display_status is "awarded" and notice_type is "award".

Award decision date

95% confidence

17 September 2026

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Award awd-1 description states "Awarded 17/09/2026".

Contract record status

92% confidence

Active

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The supplied contracts array contains contract awd-1, linked to award awd-1, with status "active".

Signature status

99% confidence

Unknown

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No signed date or explicit signature statement is supplied.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£2,400

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Award awd-1 value is 2400 GBP.

Value allocation

96% confidence

Allocated to the sole supplier named on award awd-1

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Award awd-1 names one supplier, CENTRAL TAXIS (NORTH EAST) LIMITED.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender submission deadline

98% confidence

10 September 2026

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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-10T00:00:00Z.

Award decision date

95% confidence

17 September 2026

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Award description states "Awarded 17/09/2026".

Award notice publication

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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Process published_at and release date are 2026-10-08T16:25:47Z.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Mainstream school transport services for Auchterellon Primary

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Process title is "Award of Mainstream School Transport Short Term Tender - T-NP610C Auchterellon Primary"; description refers to mainstream school transport services.

Service character

95% confidence

Short-term tender

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The process title describes this as a "Short Term Tender".

Relevant classifications

98% confidence

Road transport, taxi, non-scheduled passenger transport, and hire of passenger vehicles with driver

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Published CPV classifications include 60100000, 60120000, 60140000, 60170000, 60171000 and 60172000.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Unknown

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No procurement method or method detail is supplied.

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

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The notice provides no bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation results or scoring information.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract performance framework

90% confidence

Contract Performance Management System (CPMS) referenced

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The description says services will be governed by the CPMS attached to the quick quote.

Contract start date

99% confidence

Unknown

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No contract start date is supplied.

Contract end date

99% confidence

Unknown

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No contract end date is supplied.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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No extension or renewal terms are supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Market observation

96% confidence

The published award is a low-value school passenger-transport requirement with a single named awardee.

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The award value is £2,400 and awd-1 names one supplier.

Supplier selection rationale

99% confidence

Unknown

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No evaluation narrative, award criteria results or pricing comparison is supplied.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-r6ebe6-0000842814
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Aberdeenshire Council

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The process buyer_name and buyer party both identify Aberdeenshire Council.

Buyer location

97% confidence

Aberdeen, AB16 5GB

View supporting evidence

Buyer party address lists Woodhill House, Aberdeen, AB16 5GB.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

CENTRAL TAXIS (NORTH EAST) LIMITED, company number SC413602

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Supplier verification returned an exact-name verified match to CENTRAL TAXIS (NORTH EAST) LIMITED, company number SC413602.

Supplier location

96% confidence

Peterhead, AB42 3AN

View supporting evidence

The supplier party address lists Peterhead, AB42 3AN.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

99% confidence

Unknown

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No explicit contract end date or renewal provisions are supplied, so no estimate can be calculated.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award and contract lifecycle clarity

98% confidence

The source supports an award decision and an associated active contract record, but not contract signature or commencement.

View supporting evidence

Award awd-1 says "Awarded 17/09/2026"; linked contract awd-1 has status "active"; no signature or start date is provided.

Missing commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: procurement method, bid count, scores, pricing breakdown, start date, end date, duration, and extension terms.

View supporting evidence

These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.

Lot allocation

99% confidence

No lots are published.

View supporting evidence

The supplied lots array is empty and award awd-1 has no lot IDs.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The record does not provide a contract signature date, so signature cannot be confirmed.
No contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms or renewal provisions are published.
No procurement method, bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
No lot titles or lot-level allocation is published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Auchterellon Primary school transport award?

CENTRAL TAXIS (NORTH EAST) LIMITED was named as the supplier for award awd-1.

What was the published award value?

The published value for award awd-1 is £2,400.

Has the contract been signed?

The source includes an associated contract record marked active, but does not provide a signed date or an explicit statement that it was signed.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Award of Mainstream School Transport Short Term Tender - T-NP610C Auchterellon Primary

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Central Taxis (North East) Limited

Classification

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Tender Period

Additional Classifications

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Address

Contact

Roles

Address

Contact

Roles

Award information

Items

Value

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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