Who Won It

Contract award · 24 Jul 2026

Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys to Lockhart Campus, Stevenston

North Ayrshire Council awarded “Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys to Lockhart Campus…” to John Bennett T/A Bennetts of Kilwinning for £200k.

No competitionTransport servicesScotland

BuyerNorth Ayrshire Council
Value £200k
WinnerJohn Bennett T/A Bennetts of Kilwinning SME

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
North Ayrshire Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
John Bennett T/A Bennetts of Kilwinning SME
Value
£199,500
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Transport services · Taxi services (CPV 60120000)
Region
Scotland
Official notice
088624-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date24 Jul 2026
  2. Published18 Sep 2026Published 56 days after the contract date

Description

Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys to Lockhart Campus, Stevenston

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