Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- East Lothian Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- AC Taxis SME, Alba Taxis SME, Eve Coaches Ltd SME, Prentice Coaches Ltd SME, Torrrance Taxis SME
- Value
- £1,868,229
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services (CPV 60130000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 016354-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Feb 2026
- Published24 Feb 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT). This notice is to indicate that East Lothian Council intends to extend award call-off contracts under the ELC-18-1889 Home to School- Mainstream framework, these shall continue after the expiry to 31 July 2027.
About the suppliers
AC Taxis: every public contract they have won.
Alba Taxis: every public contract they have won.
Eve Coaches Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Prentice Coaches Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Torrrance Taxis: every public contract they have won.