Tender

Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Home to School & College Transport

BURY COUNCIL

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Tender

23 Feb 2023 at 16:55

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Bury Council is seeking applications for a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for home to school & college transport services. The DPS will commence on 1 June 2023 for a 3-year period, extending further optionally. Interested parties must submit their applications via The Chest platform by 12 noon on Tuesday 28 March 2023. The procurement falls under the services category for special-purpose road passenger-transport and involves hiring passenger transport vehicles with drivers, with a total value of £7,000,000.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for interested operators in the passenger transport services industry to secure business growth. Businesses experienced in providing services for children and young people with special educational needs, including those with learning difficulties, behavioural problems, and physical disabilities, will find this tender well-suited for their expertise. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the Bury Council has indicated suitability for such entities in this procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Home to School & College Transport

Notice 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3f214943-a5de-40f6-9e36-9879b917ff43
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8afdfbf3-0bcc-4745-a6d2-a50b7e875319
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£7,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 May 2023 - 31 Aug 2026 3-4 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
BURY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BURY
Postcode
BL9 0EJ
Post Town
Bolton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD37 Greater Manchester North East
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Bury
Electoral Ward
Bury East
Westminster Constituency
Bury North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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