School Transport Contract
Moray Council · Local authority
In brief
Moray Council awarded transport work to Ace Taxis, Kineil Coaches Ltd and Deveron Coaches Limited and 9 others on 2 February 2026.
The notice gives a value of £4,220,000 excluding VAT.
It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
What the notice says
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
Large VehiclesWhat this lot coversThis tender is for the provision of transport associated with education. To ease completion for bidders all lot information is contained in the commercial envelope on PCS-Tender for the project identified. Lot 1 is for large vehicles (>16 seats) Additional information: The statement for a Find a Tender Service (FTS) notice: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. | Transport | — |
Small VehiclesWhat this lot coversThis tender is for the provision of transport associated with education. To ease completion for bidders all lot information is contained in the commercial envelope on PCS-Tender for the project identified. Lot 2 is for smaller vehicles (up to 16 seats) Additional information: The statement for a Find a Tender Service (FTS) notice: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. | Transport | — |
Youth Orchestra TransportWhat this lot coversThis tender is for the provision of transport associated with education. To ease completion for bidders all lot information is contained in the commercial envelope on PCS-Tender for the project identified. Lot 3 is for the provision of transport to Moray Youth Orchestra (Saturdays only) Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. | Transport | — |
Who won
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Taxis (SME) Kineil Coaches Ltd (SME) Deveron Coaches Limited (SME) RS Coaches (SME) Spot on Cabs (SME) Maynes Coaches Ltd (SME) 8 bids received | Large Vehicles | £9,694,669 | |
| Ace Taxis (SME) Kineil Coaches Ltd (SME) Deveron Coaches Limited (SME) Spot on Cabs (SME) CRM facilitators elgin ltd (SME) Maynes Coaches Ltd (SME) A2b Cabs (SME) Portknockie Contract Hire (SME) Fiona Anthony (SME) Logan minibus hire (SME) Ritchie contract hire (SME) 13 bids received | Small Vehicles | £8,788,816 | |
| Ace Taxis (SME) Kineil Coaches Ltd (SME) Deveron Coaches Limited (SME) 7 bids received | Youth Orchestra Transport | £909,675 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract notice · notice 067616-2025
- Contract award notice · notice 019932-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
12Awards
7Suppliers it has used most for transport
- A2b Cabs2 contracts
- Ace Taxis2 contracts
- CRM facilitators elgin ltd2 contracts
- Maynes Coaches Ltd2 contracts
- Portknockie Contract Hire2 contracts
Similar open tenders
All open transport tenders- £1.2mestimated
- £1.25mframework ceiling
- £43.7mestimated
From notice 067616-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 22 October 2025, last updated 5 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.