Contract awardedMinibus hire

SPS-02990 Bus Service for SPS Recruits

Scottish Prison Service
Scotland
Open procedure
16 September 2026 to 31 August 2029

Provision of on-demand coach hire services for transport between the Purchaser’s College in Falkirk and the National Training Centre in West Lothian. The service requires flexibility to accommodate additional ad-hoc hire requests based on operational training requirements.

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Awarded value: £138k; As published
Published: 16 July 2025
Awarded: 16 September 2026; Braes travel Scotland ltd
Contract length: 35 months; Ends 31 August 2029

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of ad-hoc coach hire and passenger transport services for staff and recruit training movements between designated training facilities.

Provide the Purchaser with a coach hire service, when requested, travelling between: -The Purchaser’s College (Newlands Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0DE); -To Purchaser’s National Training Centre Station Road Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9DJ; and -And the return journey

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Contract dates: 16 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 60172000

Services in this contract

Coach and minibus hire with driverMain service£104k typicalOn-request coach hire between prison service training sites

Lifecycle

Published
16 July 2025
Contract awardedto Braes travel Scotland ltd
16 September 2026
Contract starts
16 September 2026
Contract ends
31 August 2029

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Scottish Prison Service

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Braes travel Scotland ltd

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1226858/sps-02990-bus-service-for-sps-recruits
Buyer reference: org-4
Open contracting ID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000803902
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Scottish Prison Service. SPS-02990 Bus Service for SPS Recruits. Contract award, 16 July 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1226858/sps-02990-bus-service-for-sps-recruits (accessed 5 November 2026).