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Under 16 seat passenger trasnport

Dumfries and Galloway Council · Local authority

In brief

Dumfries and Galloway Council has announced plans to buy transport work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

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.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 21 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Lots

LotTradeValue
ASN Transport
What this lot covers

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

Transport—
Mainstream school transport
What this lot covers

Provision of under 16 seat passenger transport for pupils to school

Transport—
Ad-hoc taxi requirements
What this lot covers

Provision of ad-hoc taxi requirements

Transport—

Timeline

  1. Prior information notice · notice 003144-2026

About the buyer

Dumfries and Galloway CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

32

Awards

11

Suppliers it has used most for transport

  • McCalls Coaches Ltd1 contract
All tenders and awards from Dumfries and Galloway Council

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From notice 003144-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 14 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.