Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Aberdeenshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Bluebird Buses Ltd, Deveron Coaches Limited SME, Kineil Coaches Ltd, Premier Coaches (Kintore) Limited, Watermill Coaches Ltd
- Value
- £8,843,174.60
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Sector
- Transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport) (CPV 60000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 076376-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 May 2026
- Published11 Aug 2026Published 74 days after the contract date
Description
A mini competition was carried out under Lot 2 of the Aberdeenshire Council Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) 2023- 2028 for Minimum subsidy Combined Local Bus/School Transport Services for the following north replacement contracts: Contracts NL1, NL2, NL6, NL7, NL12, NL14, NL17, NL18, NL21, NL25, NL27, NL29, NL30, NL32, NL33, NL48, NL49, NL70, NL74, NL81, NL92 and NS644A-L
About the suppliers
Bluebird Buses Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Deveron Coaches Limited: every public contract they have won.
Kineil Coaches Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Premier Coaches (Kintore) Limited: every public contract they have won.
Watermill Coaches Ltd: every public contract they have won.