Notice Information
Notice Title
Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant
Notice Description
Proposed Taxi Route: From: See service specification To: Cuckmere House Frequency: 5 days a week Daily School Time: Primary 08:30-14:30 Secondary 09:00-15:10 Tower House 09:00-15:00 Comments for Operator: See service specification and note that due to the complex nature of this contract, bidders will need to complete a further round of clarification questions as part of the award selection criteria. As a guide to the selection criteria, vehicle capacity, staff training and staff resources will need to be demonstrated prior to contract award in July 2026. IMPORTANT: You need to submit the TOTAL DAILY COST of all routes on Sproc.net and attach a document which provides the costs per route, split by vehicle and PA. This opportunity has been distributed on SProc.net
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-1daae25c-8a30-4e82-b4bc-f824ccdb8155
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c804915-cd69-4d55-bc47-6c553ee458c3
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Jun 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Jul 2026Today
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEWES
- Postcode
- BN7 1UE
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ22 East Sussex CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lewes
- Electoral Ward
- Lewes Priory
- Westminster Constituency
- Lewes
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c804915-cd69-4d55-bc47-6c553ee458c3
29th June 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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