Published date: 20 March 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 29 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

  • Road transport services - 60100000

  • Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver - 60170000

    • Hire of passenger cars with driver - 60171000

Location of contract

WS1 1TP

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-255-794-WP3279m - AWARD

Published date

20 March 2025

Closing date

29 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 January 2025

Contract end date

31 December 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

1.1 The Council wishes to procure various Route Contracts for the Provision of Home to
School Passenger Transport Services for children with special educational needs.
1.2 There are 17 (seventeen) Route Contracts (please see Appendix A for a list of Route
details).
1.3 Each Contract is for the undertaking of a single transport route to and from a school
or other specified premises (the "Premises"). This type of call-of contract is called a
"Route Contract" in the Framework Agreement between the Council and the Bidder
and will typically involve the deployment of a single vehicle to undertake a single route
to and from the Premises to transport SEN pupils.
1.4 The commencement date for the Routes Contracts is 1st January 2025, for an initial
24-month period. From 1st January 2027 there will be an option to extend each Route
Contract by up to 12-months.
1.5 This Mini Competition has been issued via the Council's e-procurement portal, in-tend
under the Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) in connection with
a competitive procurement. This procurement exercise is to be conducted in
accordance with the Council's Contract Rules and the Public Contracts Regulations
2015. The purpose of the Mini Competition is to invite you to make a submission for
the Contract/s and for no other purpose.

Award information

Awarded date

17 December 2024

Contract start date

1 January 2025

Contract end date

31 December 2026

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 7 suppliers.

247 Cars Willenhall Limited

Address

Watery Lane, Willenhall, WEST MIDLANDS, United Kingdom, WV13 3SU

Reference

None

Ace Cars Nottingham

Address

23 Hallfields , Edwalton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG12 4AA

Reference

None

Aldridge and Barons Limited

Address

Unit 1 Middlemore Lane Aldridge, Walsall, United Kingdom, WS9 8SP

Reference

None

Choice Cars UK Ltd

Address

8 Market Place, Wednesbury, West Midlands, United Kingdom, WS10 7AX

Reference

None

Green Destinations Ltd

Address

66 , Beeches Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B70 6HH

Reference

None

N A Cars & Minibuses

Address

66 Mellish Road , Walsall , United Kingdom, WS4 2EB

Reference

None

Starlight Taxis Limited

Address

Orbital Works, Croxstalls Road, Walsall, West Midlands, United Kingdom, WS3 2XU

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Joseph Linekar

Address

Darwall Street
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 1TP
United Kingdom

Telephone

0192265

Email

Joseph.Linekar@walsall.gov.uk

Website

https://www.walsall.gov.uk/