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Provision of Home to Work Bus Transport Service
Published 29 Jun 2026
29 Jun 2026
Closed 24 Jul 2026
- Primary CPV
-
60112000 *
Public road transport services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
- Value
- £5,555,000
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
01/03/2027 29/02/2032
- 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
- Technical (50%)
- Social Value (20%)
- Commercial (30%)
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.
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
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Options
- • Option W1 – Resolving and Avoiding Disputes • Option X1 – Price adjustment for inflation (applied in Year 4 and 5 only) • Option X2 – Changes in the Law • Option X17 – Low service damages (No payment for missed services) • Option X20 – Key Performance Indicators • Y(UK)2 – The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 • Y(UK)3 – The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 • NEC4 Z Clauses - Term Service Contract
- Submission method
- To obtain further information, including all documentation, please follow these steps: 1. Log in to the supplier portal at: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome 2. Locate the opportunity using 'Find Opportunities' or use ref C26039 3. Register Interest 4. Access documentation and submit response within 'My Proposals and Quotes'
- Enquiries close
- 17 Jul 2026
- Award decision expected
- 10 Nov 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 29 Jun 2026 16:28
- Deadline
- 24 Jul 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060fe2
- Notice ID
- C26039
Full notice record
66 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | Nuclear Restoration Services Limited |
| Address › Street | Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley |
| Address › Town / city | Warrington |
| Address › Postcode | WA3 6GR |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD61 |
| Contact › Name | Debbie Weir |
| Contact › Email | debbie.weir@dounreay.nrservices.uk |
| Contact › Telephone | 01847802626 |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-restoration-servic... |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
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 | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Public road transport services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKM61 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £6,666,000 |
| Value › Value | £5,555,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | To obtain further information, including all documentation, please follow these steps: 1. Log in to the supplier portal at: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome 2. Locate the opportunity using 'Find Opportunities' or use ref C26039 3. Register Interest 4. Access documentation and submit response within 'My Proposals and Quotes' |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £6,666,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £5,555,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Technical |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 50 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Social Value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Commercial |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Type | economic |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Description | For further information, please read the Guidance Notes within the Supplier Documents folder on the Atamis tendering system. |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Mar 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 29 Feb 2032 |
| Lot › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Options › Description | • Option W1 – Resolving and Avoiding Disputes • Option X1 – Price adjustment for inflation (applied in Year 4 and 5 only) • Option X2 – Changes in the Law • Option X17 – Low service damages (No payment for missed services) • Option X20 – Key Performance Indicators • Y(UK)2 – The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 • Y(UK)3 – The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 • NEC4 Z Clauses - Term Service Contract |
| Lot Details › No Lots Division Rationale | The service requires integrated delivery across routes and shift patterns to ensure resilience, consistency and value for money. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060906-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Has Recurrence | Yes |
| Recurrence › Dates › Start | 1 Jun 2032 |