Published date: 23 February 2023

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: 28 March 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Special-purpose road passenger-transport services - 60130000

  • Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver - 60170000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£7,000,000

Procurement reference

BURY001-DN657880-24124337

Published date

23 February 2023

Closing date

28 March 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 June 2023

Contract end date

31 August 2026

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?

No

Description

Bury Council is seeking applications from suitably qualified and experienced operators for inclusion on a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for home to school and college transport. The service provides transport for children and young people with special educational needs to schools and colleges both within and outside the borough of Bury. The passengers using this service will have a range of additional needs; learning difficulties, behavioural difficulties, sensory, hearing and visual difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder or physical disability. A passenger escort will be allocated to a schedule where required to accompany the passengers on their journey to and from school/college however, some children and young people are able to travel unaccompanied. The DPS will commence on 1 June 2023 for a period of 3 academic years with an option to extend for a further academic year. If you wish to express an interest in being included on this DPS please click on the 'Login and register interest in this opportunity' button. Once you have registered your interest you will be able to access the DPS application documentation. The closing time for completed submissions, to be included on the initial DPS, is 12 noon on Tuesday 28 March 2023, via The Chest. Submissions arriving after the closing time and date won't be considered until all initial applications have been evaluated and may not be until after the commencement of the DPS on 1st June 2023.

About the buyer

Contact name

Nicola Hudson

Address

3 Knowsley Place
Duke Street
Bury
BL9 0EJ
England

Telephone

+44 1612535676

Email

n.hudson@bury.gov.uk

Website

http://www.bury.gov.uk/