Published date: 24 May 2021

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 30 April 2025, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Road transport services - 60100000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£20,000,000

Procurement reference

DORST001-DN245509-41063349

Published date

24 May 2021

Closing date

30 April 2025

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 May 2025

Contract end date

2 May 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

A Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport Services as required by Dorset Council.

This Dynamic Purchasing System will be used to procure passenger transport services as required by Dorset Council. These requirements may include, but are not limited to, transport for Children to School, Children with Special Education Needs and Children in Care. It may also be used to procure supported public passenger transport services and transport for various social care purposes.

All organisations that meet and pass the exclusion and selection criteria detailed within the e-procurement portal will be admitted.
For specific contracts all suppliers admitted to the DPS will be invited to tender. The award criteria will only be price but may be formulated more precisely for each specific contracts, as set out in the invitation to tender for the specific contract.

The publishing of this Notice is to communicate the renewal of the above named DPS (Ref DN245509), which was originally
established in May 2017 for a 4 year period ending 30 April 2021 but with option to extend subject to performance and requirements. This DPS is now to be renewed for a 4 further year period which will end 30 April 2025.

Any organisation already awarded onto the DPS will remain. Any new applications can continue to be made at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk REF:DN245509

Please note that the contract start and end dates detailed above are not relevant. Contracts will be awarded throughout the term of the DPS.


How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.


About the buyer

Contact name

Adam Langston

Address

Dorset Council
South Walks House, South Walks Road
Dorchester
DT1 1UZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1305221250

Email

a.j.langston@dorsetcc.gov.uk

Website

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk