Provision of School & Local Transport Services, Oban & Lorn

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Argyll and Bute Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

081948-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 60000000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

10 Oct 2026

Argyll and Bute Council are looking to Contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport services within Oban and Lorn.

Open the official Find a Tender notice

Observed notice trail

How the published record developed

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1. Tender notice observed

   15 May 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   044910-2026

   Published tags

   tender

2. Tender record updated

   12 Jun 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   055779-2026

   Published tags

   tenderUpdate

3. Award notice observed

   27 Aug 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 15 Sept 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   081948-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Provision of School & Local Transport Services, Oban & Lorn

  Buyer: Argyll and Bute CouncilSupplier: Craig of Campbeltown Ltd

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  £7,276,444Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Provision of School & Local Transport Services, Oban & Lorn

  About this figure

  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  081948-2026-MAY555950-1

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  The contract end date (28/06/2031) is indicative only and is expected to occur immediately after schools close for the summer in 2031. The Contract may be extended for a further period of up to two (2) years at the Council’s discretion, subject to satisfactory performance and following agreement with the Contractor.

  Published 15 May 2026.Open supporting notice 044910-2026
• Recurrence is statedWhole tender

  4 years and 8 months or 6 years and 8 months from award.

  Published 15 May 2026.Open supporting notice 044910-2026
• Options are statedLot 1

  Where specific journeys within the TS1A documents (timetables) are identified as optional or subject to Council approval, the Tenderer shall provide separate and clearly identifiable prices for those journeys as detailed in Part 3: Specification and the Pricing Schedule. Prices for these services shall be submitted in addition to the core Contract price and must not be incorporated into the base price for the Contract unless explicitly instructed. The Council reserves the right, at Contract Award stage or at any point during the Contract Period, to: - Include all, some or none of the separately priced journeys; - Instruct their commencement or cessation; or - Vary the scope of the Contract accordingly, without this giving rise to any entitlement to compensation beyond the agreed prices submitted for those services.

  Repeated in 2 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 27 Aug 2026.Open supporting notice 081948-2026

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