Contract award · 8 Jun 2026

Provision of Maeshowe Shuttle Bus Service

Historic Environment Scotland awarded “Provision of Maeshowe Shuttle Bus Service” to Acacia Coaches LTD for £180k on 8 Jun 2026.

Transport servicesScotland

Value £180k

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Historic Environment Scotland · Non-Departmental Public Body
Value
£180,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Transport services · Hire of buses and coaches with driver (CPV 60172000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date8 Jun 2026
  2. Published22 Jun 2026Published 14 days after the contract date

Description

HES requires the provision of a shuttle bus service from Stenness Visitor Centre, Orkney to Tormiston Mill, Stenness, Orkney and back on a daily basis, with the exceptions of 25 - 26th December 2026 and 1-2 January 2027. The appointed supplier must provide a bus and qualified licensed driver from 09.45hrs - 17.30hrs 7 days a week. However, during the months of June, July and August the bus will also run daily until 21:00.

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