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Provision of Home to Work Bus Transport Service
Published Today
12 Nov 2026
- Primary CPV
-
60112000 *
Public road transport services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
- Value
- £8,583,470
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
01/04/2027 31/03/2032
- Contract Types
-
60 *Transport servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley, Warrington, WA3 6GR, United Kingdom · UKM61
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
60112000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: c26039
Provision of a Home to Work transport service to convey personnel and other users (approximately 265 people daily average) from designated pick-up points to the Dounreay Site and return journey. The service includes scheduled daily services, shift services operating year-round, and limited on-site transport services, delivered in accordance with defined timetables, safety requirements and vehicle standards.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 60112000 — Public road transport services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Bids received
- 4
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 4 Nov 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 24 Nov 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 12 Nov 2026 14:18
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060fe2
- Notice ID
- c26039
Competition
4
Bids received
4
Bids considered at final stage
2
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Supplier, Tenderer SME
Corner House, Dunnet, Thurso, KW14 8XD, United Kingdom
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GB-PPON PDQQ-9122-DLDX
Liftango Ltd
Tenderer SME
Second Floor, 201 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5AB, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PXQZ-8918-RWCG
Bluebird Buses Limited
Tenderer Large
Stagecoach North Scotland, 1 Seafield Road, Inverness, IV1 1SG, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PRWY-2763-YHZJ
D & E Coaches Limited
Tenderer Large
39 Henderson Drive, Inverness, IV1 1TR, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PLCQ-7582-LLTG
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 1 Dec 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Nuclear Restoration Services Limited |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Warrington |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | WA3 6GR |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD61 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-restoration-servic... |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Blargoans Limited |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Corner House, Dunnet |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Thurso |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | KW14 8XD |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKM61 |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 1 | supplier |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 2 | tenderer |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
| Party 3 › Name | Liftango Ltd |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | Second Floor, 201 Great Portland Street |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | W1W 5AB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI32 |
| Party 3 › Role | tenderer |
| Party 3 › Business size | sme |
| Party 3 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 4 › Name | Bluebird Buses Limited |
| Party 4 › Address › Street | Stagecoach North Scotland, 1 Seafield Road |
| Party 4 › Address › Town / city | Inverness |
| Party 4 › Address › Postcode | IV1 1SG |
| Party 4 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 4 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 4 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKM62 |
| Party 4 › Role | tenderer |
| Party 4 › Business size | large |
| Party 4 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 5 › Name | D & E Coaches Limited |
| Party 5 › Address › Street | 39 Henderson Drive |
| Party 5 › Address › Town / city | Inverness |
| Party 5 › Address › Postcode | IV1 1TR |
| Party 5 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 5 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 5 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKM62 |
| Party 5 › Role | tenderer |
| Party 5 › Business size | large |
| Party 5 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | Nuclear Restoration Services Limited |
Tender
| Title | Provision of Home to Work Bus Transport Service |
| Description | Provision of a Home to Work transport service to convey personnel and other users (approximately 265 people daily average) from designated pick-up points to the Dounreay Site and return journey. The service includes scheduled daily services, shift services operating year-round, and limited on-site transport services, delivered in accordance with defined timetables, safety requirements and vehicle standards. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | Provision of Home to Work Bus Transport Service |
| Status | pending |
| Date | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £10,300,164.50 |
| Value › Value | £8,583,470.42 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | Blargoans Limited |
| Item › CPV › Description | Public road transport services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKM61 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Standstill period › End | 24 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2027 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2032 |
| Has options | Yes |
| Options › Description | Option W1 Option X1 (applied in Year 4 and 5 only) Option X2 Option X17 (No payment for missed services) Option X20 Option Y(UK)2 Option Y(UK)3 NEC4 Z Clauses |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/107590-2026 |
| Document › Published | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |