Published date: 31 January 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.
Contract summary
Industry
Taxi services - 60120000
Social work and related services - 85300000
Social work services - 85310000
Welfare services for children and young people - 85311300
Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions - 85312400
Location of contract
London
Value of contract
£15,238,568
Procurement reference
tender_287183/1031857
Published date
31 January 2022
Closing date
7 March 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 August 2022
Contract end date
31 July 2026
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
To fulfil the statutory requirements to be safe and appropriate, whilst deriving value for money and
maintaining current high-quality standards.
The service will predominately be used by:
1)Pupils of Westminster City Council (WCC) and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) with
Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities needing transport to and from school/college.
2) Vulnerable Adult Residents of WCC and RBKC needing travel to and from Day Services and other
establishments as part of their social care provision.
3) Looked After Children (LAC) and Young People and Children in Need (CIN). These children and young
people may have complex needs or a significant disability and/or additional needs that impact upon their
daily lives.
The requirement is for a number of providers to deliver transport services using a range of vehicles with
up to 8 passenger seats including: cars, black cabs, people-carriers and wheelchair accessible vehicles.
Passenger Assistants will be required on some routes to provide support to service users who have
additional needs.
The service requirements will be re-procured through a multi-provider framework, split across two Lots:
- Lot 1: Scheduled Journeys where consistency of driver, vehicle and where required, passenger assistance,
is absolutely critical to the successful delivery of the service
- Lot 2: Ad-hoc journeys for occasions when either Authority needs quick and efficient taxi provision to
transport a range of service users sometimes at extremely short notice.
RFQ/ITT: itt_WCC_15385 - (MANDATORY FOR ALL BIDDERS) Passenger Transport (Taxis) and Travel Care Framework for Vulnerable Children, Young People and Adults - Qualification
RFQ/ITT: itt_WCC_15249 - Lot 1: Scheduled Journeys
RFQ/ITT: itt_WCC_15386 - Lot 2: Ad-hoc Journeys
More information
Additional text
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In October 2021 the council published a Contracts Finder - Early Engagement Notice which can be
accessed via External ID: 04348b00-afb3-40e9-afb2-73c6b5449d80
https://www.capitalesourcing.com/esop/toolkit/notice/showNationalData.do?noticeId=1002246#fh
Information and documents from the previous Market Engagement Questionnaire and event which took place in October 2021 can be found in the attachments section of itt_WCC_15077 within our e-tendering portal. In addition, all information from the previous Market Engagement exercise will be shared in the tender.
About the buyer
Contact name
Westminster City Council
Address
64 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QP
England
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