Transport services (excl. Waste transport) contracts in Scotland
3 live and 110 total public-sector opportunities matched to CPV 60000000 in Scotland.
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Procuring transport services (excl. waste transport) in Scotland
This page tracks public-sector demand for transport services (excl. waste transport) (CPV 60000000) published by contracting authorities in Scotland. Tendarix has indexed 110 matching contracts here, 3 of which are open for bids right now.
Division 60 covers transport services — home-to-school transport, SEND transport, social care transport, bus service contracts, taxi frameworks and patient transport. Vehicle purchase is division 34; this is operating the journeys.
Scotland runs its own procurement regime: the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act rather than the Procurement Act 2023, with all public notices published on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). Thirty-two councils, NHS Scotland boards, Scottish Government directorates and agencies like Scottish Procurement and Scotland Excel (the councils' centre of expertise) structure the market, with national frameworks covering many common categories.
Notices are aggregated from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council procurement sites, then summarised in plain English. Suppliers working in Scotland use the chart below to gauge how active this category is month-to-month, and the list to find live opportunities to bid on.
Procurement activity over the last 12 months
76 contracts worth £5.1b in disclosed value were published for Transport services (excl. Waste transport) in Scotland in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.
Transport services (excl. Waste transport) opportunities in Scotland
Provision of School Transport Services - Lorn (1340F)
Provision of Election Night Flight Services
£118kRoS - Secure Mail Delivery
£98kAward of Contracts from SPT's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Local Contracts 01/07/26 to 30/09/26
£762kAward of Contracts from SPT's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) 01/07/26 to 30/09/26
£2030kSPS-02290 Provision of Coach Hire Services
£138kTENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TO DUNDEE AND ANGUS COLLEGE TRANSPORT
£120kTransport for Education, Social Care and other requirements under a Dynamic Purchasing System
£20664kLewis and Harris School and Public Bus Service 2026-31
£20085kNSS09925 Provision of Edinburgh Taxi Service
£420kOperation of Spaceport 1
£2550kLifeline Air Services Benbecula – Stornoway 3 August 2026 – 31 March 2028
£288kLewis and Harris School and Public Bus Service 2026-31 Reissue
£20000kNorth Scotland/Wick John O’Groats Airport PSO Scheduled Flight Services
£7956kProvision of Air Services
£2049kTaxi Service Tayside
£1200kProvision of School Transport Services, Ulva & Mull (1148L)
£134kProvision of School & Local Transport Services, Oban & Lorn
£7276kTimberLINK Services
£4725kDynamic Purchasing System For Passenger Transport Services 2023
£9182kFrequently asked questions
How many Transport services (excl. Waste transport) tenders are live in Scotland?
There are 3 live Transport services (excl. Waste transport) opportunities in Scotland right now, out of 110 indexed in total. This page updates daily as buyers publish new notices.
Who buys Transport services (excl. Waste transport) in Scotland?
The most active buyers in Scotland for this category on Tendarix include Argyll and Bute Council, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Councils are the dominant buyers (home-to-school and SEND transport is one of the largest recurring service markets in local government), alongside NHS bodies (patient transport services) and combined authorities (supported bus routes).
What does CPV code 60000000 cover?
Division 60 covers transport services — home-to-school transport, SEND transport, social care transport, bus service contracts, taxi frameworks and patient transport. Vehicle purchase is division 34; this is operating the journeys.
How do I win Transport services (excl. Waste transport) contracts in Scotland?
SEND transport tenders are usually route-based DPS mini-competitions — join the DPS, then price routes realistically including driver/passenger-assistant costs and dead mileage. Safeguarding evidence (enhanced DBS, training records), vehicle accessibility and punctuality data win quality scores; councils are actively re-shoring routes from failed low-ball bids, so credible pricing now beats cheapest. Register on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender — nothing Scottish reaches English portals reliably. Scottish policy emphasises community benefits (their social-value equivalent), fair work practices (real Living Wage, no inappropriate zero-hours) and SME access through lotting; Scotland Excel frameworks are the route into council goods and care markets, and Quick Quotes on PCS distribute sub-threshold work to registered suppliers only.
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