Published date: 26 August 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 19 September 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£150,000

Procurement reference

OXFS001-DN627129-95404235

Published date

26 August 2022

Closing date

19 September 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

14 November 2022

Contract end date

14 November 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is a large public-sector organisation responsible for a range of services. For information on the Council's structure and services visit www.oxfordshire..gov.uk

One of these services is the provision of different types of transport for a range of service users. These include:

• Home to school transport (Special Educational Needs and mainstream)

• Adult social care transport (older people, learning disabilities and mental health)

• Childrens social care transport

• Any other OCC procured transport services

These journeys are carried out by transport suppliers and OCC's internal fleet all of which are commissioned by OCC. There are approximately 200 service suppliers who employ approximately circa 2000 drivers and passenger assistants.

OCC are part of a Joint Operational Framework (JOF) with Oxford City Council, Cherwell District Council, West Oxfordshire District Council, South Oxfordshire District Council, and the Vale of White Horse District Council. Part of the JOF dictates that all licensed drivers, OCC drivers and passenger assistants across the county will undertake the same safeguarding and disability awareness training as part of a joined-up approach. OCC will be facilitating this course to fill the requirements of the JOF.

Our requirement

OCC recognises that drivers and escorts do an exceptional job in transporting its service users, However, due to the increasingly complex and diverse nature of the needs of service users, a need had been identified for a bespoke transport safeguarding and disability awareness course that can be created to all drivers and passenger assistants. Drivers and passenger assistants must undergo this training as a part of their renewal for taxi licences and OCC badges for procured routes.

Training will be required for approximately 1500 drivers and passenger assistants over the space of three years.

Content

Safeguard training

OCC has created a safeguarding training course that will be delivered by the supplier. The content of the course includes:
• Generalist Safeguarding Training
• Training to meet the needs of specific service users

About the buyer

Contact name

James Morbey

Address

3rd Floor
County Hall
Oxford
OX1 1ND
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 0

Email

james.morbey@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Website

http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk