Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Dundee City Council
Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street
Dundee
DD1 1QE
UK
Contact person: Wendy Hall
Telephone: +44 1382433401
E-mail: wendy.hall@dundeecity.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM71
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.dundeecity.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00220
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Tender for the Supply of Local Bus Services
Reference number: DCC/CD/181/25
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Local Bus Services for Dundee City area
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
397 488.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM71
Main site or place of performance:
Dundee City
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Local Bus Services to Dundee City. 3 options, all must be priced for. This procurement will only be awarded on agreement of annual budget.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Compliance with Specification of Requirements
/ Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion: Duty of Care, Health, and Safety & Risk Management
/ Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion: Environment
/ Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion: Resourcing of Requirements – Breakdown and Accidents
/ Weighting: 85%
Quality criterion: Community Benefits
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Fair Work First
/ Weighting: 5%
Price
/ Weighting:
80
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
This procurement exercise will only be awarded when annual budget has been finalised.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-078713
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DCC/CD/181/25
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Xplore Dundee
44/48, East Dock Street
Dundee
DD1 3JS
UK
Telephone: +44 7449767776
E-mail: jeff.peddie@mcgillsbuses.co.uk
NUTS: UKM71
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 397 488.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Awarded for year 1, years 2 and 3 extension options are dependant on budget approval.
(SC Ref:830497)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dundee Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace Court
6 West Bell Street
Dundee
DD11AD
UK
Telephone: +44 1382229961
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Scottish Courts Service
Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive
Edinburgh
EH113XD
UK
Telephone: +44 1314443300
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/04/2026