Awarded contract

Local Bus Routes and School Bus Routes

Details

Supplier(s)
Value
£3,175,260.97
Topic
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Published
3 September 2025

Tender description

Provision of local bus transport services on behalf of Swestrans and school bus transport services for Dumfries and Galloway Council. Lot 1: DGCPO-0282 - Local Bus Southwest of Scotland Transport Partnership subsidised local bus network in Dumfries and Galloway.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date23 June 2025
  2. Completed: Award published3 September 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

Dumfries and Galloway Council is the local authority for the Dumfries and Galloway region in south-west Scotland. Larger contracts often route through Scotland Excel framework agreements, the collaborative procurement body owned by Scottish councils. A dedicated procurement team operates from Carruthers House in Dumfries, the council's headquarters. Low-value, low-risk work goes out as direct quotes rather than full tenders, a route aimed at small, local suppliers.

Over the past 5 years, most of Dumfries and Galloway Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and repair and maintenance.

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