Planning

Under 16 seat passenger trasnport

  • Dumfries and Galloway Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-003144

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0605c6

Published 14 January 2026, 2:39pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Procurement Team, Carruthers House

Dumfries

DG1 2HP

Email

Procurement.PeopleandProjects@dumgal.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3033333000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.dumgal.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00219

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Under 16 seat passenger trasnport

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60120000 - Taxi services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Dumfries and Galloway Council requires the provision of passenger transport services for under 16 seats for mainstream school transport, ASN school transport, and other ad-hoc taxi requirements.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

The lotting structure is still to be finalised.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

ASN Transport

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60120000 - Taxi services
  • 60100000 - Road transport services
  • 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
  • 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
  • 60171000 - Hire of passenger cars with driver

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway
Main site or place of performance

Various routes across Dumfries and Galloway

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of ASN transport for pupils to school. Contracts will be of differing durations and there may be urgent ad-hoc requirements at any given time

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Mainstream school transport

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60120000 - Taxi services
  • 60100000 - Road transport services
  • 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
  • 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
  • 60171000 - Hire of passenger cars with driver

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway
Main site or place of performance

Various routes across Dumfries and Galloway

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of under 16 seat passenger transport for pupils to school

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Ad-hoc taxi requirements

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60120000 - Taxi services
  • 60100000 - Road transport services
  • 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
  • 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway
Main site or place of performance

Dumfries and Galloway

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of ad-hoc taxi requirements

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

6 April 2026


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=820633.

(SC Ref:820633)