Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Procurement Team, Carruthers House
Dumfries
DG1 2HP
UK
Telephone: +44 3033333000
E-mail: Procurement.PeopleandProjects@dumgal.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM92
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00219
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
501 Local Bus Service - Dumfries to Castle Douglas to Kirkcudbright
Reference number: DGCP-0998
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60170000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Dumfries to Castle Douglas to Kirkcudbright 501 Local Bus Service
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
819 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM92
Main site or place of performance:
Dumfries to Castle Douglas to Kirkcudbright
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of passenger transport with the specification for 501 covering routes.
This is a modification to the original contract under Reg72.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DGCP-0998
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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
McCalls Coaches Ltd
2 Alexandra Meadows
Lockerbie
DG112SA
UK
Telephone: +44 1576204309
NUTS: UKM92
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 819 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:840740)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dumfries Sheriff Court
Dumfries
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/08/2026