Published date: 19 December 2024

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: 10 January 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

  • Road transport services - 60100000

  • Taxi services - 60120000

    • Special-purpose road passenger-transport services - 60130000

    • Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver - 60170000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

20241219100952-103835

Published date

19 December 2024

Closing date

10 January 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2025

Contract end date

30 June 2030

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

The Council is intending to undertake a procurement exercise for the re-procurement of the DPS for its Home to School transport and Adults transport needs. This DPS will replace the current DPS that runs until the end of July 2025. The council will be holding a face to face briefing event with suppliers on the 28th January 2025 at 11am.
The Purpose of the briefing event is to:
-Provide further details of the DPS
-Raise awareness amongst the supply market of the intended future opportunity along with the provisional timescales
-Engage with the Provider market prior to any procurement activity.
-Make the market aware of support available from other parties in getting ready to bid
-Gather Questions from Suppliers
Please note the timescales are indicative.
For the avoidance of doubt - this is a pre-market engagement exercise.
This stage is not a tendering exercise.
In order to register against the tender in this briefing event, please register against this advert and download the market briefing document. Please complete and submit this via the messages area on YORtender by 12noon on the 10th January 2025.


About the buyer

Contact name

Katie Tomlinson

Address

Town Hall
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
S70 2TA
ENG

Telephone

+44 0126000000

Email

katietomlinson@barnsley.gov.uk

Website

https://www.barnsley.gov.uk