Notice Information
Notice Title
21034 Social and Education Transport Service - DPS Call off awards (quarterly)
Notice Description
This award notice is to RECORD all Cambridgeshire County Council's Call off contract awards under the DPS. The DPS is active until 23rd February 2029 as allowed under the Procurement Act 2023 for DPSs set up under PCR2015 regulations. This DPS is for delivery of home to school and social care transport services. These will be for a range of client groups including (to/from mainstream and special educational needs establishments), children's social care service users and adult social care service users. These services will be for the Authorities primarily, though other local authorities and public bodies within Cambridgeshire may also access services. Further info - https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/business/business-with-the-council/education-and-social-care-transport-service-opportunities Link to advert to join the DPS - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=815100fd-c585-ec11-8110-005056b64545&p=ea3edb62-3a92-eb11-810c-005056b64545 Original DPS Contract finder notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/c21020f8-9018-4a79-a713-90e3dccea251?origin=SearchResults&p=1
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-633bdd17-2f22-463c-bf55-abe144fc3087
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51764822-cd2c-4d64-870d-589cef65a7fc
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Oct 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Mar 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Oct 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 6 Jan 2025 - 31 Aug 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- CCC Procurement and Commercial Team
- Contact Email
- paul.tamanis-laing@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 07777777777
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HUNTINGDON
- Postcode
- PE28 4YE
- Post Town
- Peterborough
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Electoral Ward
- The Stukeleys
- Westminster Constituency
- Huntingdon
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51764822-cd2c-4d64-870d-589cef65a7fc
28th October 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a2d8d9ce-1364-4cf4-a937-e68ecdfa66b7
Awarded contracts from October 2022 to December 2022 This represents multiple awards to different suppliers. the one listed below is an example only. Refer to attachment for full details -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6005d1b8-735d-4b47-bbb2-41e5acf6eb80
Awarded Contracts from January 2023 - March 2023. This represents multiple awards to different suppliers. The one listed below is an example only. Refer to the attachment for full details. -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ba0d44e0-2cf5-4f75-9cdf-84f35da37659
Awarded contracts from April 2023 - June 2023. This represents multiple awards to different suppliers. the one listed below is an example only. Refer to attached for full details. -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/98a0b6f9-b938-43fd-8859-4b89584b8148?origin=SearchResults&p=1
Awarded Contracts from June 2022 - September 2022 This represents multiple awards to different suppliers. This link is to a previous award notice, and due to internal changes we no longer use that Contracts finder account. -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1502f2fb-ae02-43e9-b0c5-ca71a0bcff8f
Awarded contracts from July 2023 to September 2023 This represents multiple awards to different suppliers. The one listed below is an example only. Refer to attached for full details. -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/26b69422-edee-43ab-b0b9-432cbd4ebd7e
Awarded contracts from October 2023 to December 2023 This represents multiple awards to different suppliers. The one listed below is an example only. Refer to attachment for full details. -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/914f2e4e-bf25-436c-9667-824f9ad7e75a
Awarded contracts from January 2024 to March 2024 This represents multiple awards to different suppliers. the one listed below is an example only. Refer to attachment for full details -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6b4bbded-90f2-4eb1-8857-b7882e5de83c
Awarded contracts from April 2024 to June 2024 This represents multiple awards to different suppliers. the one listed below is an example only. Refer to attachment for full details -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0894d54c-a665-458c-8987-b1fe8effb476
Awarded contracts from July 2024 to September 2024 This represents multiple awards to different suppliers. the one listed below is an example only. Refer to attachment for full details -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/68f706cd-e28d-4953-bc8a-f268c3139b05
Awarded contracts from October 2024 to December 2024 This represents multiple awards to different suppliers. the one listed below is an example only. Refer to attachment for full details -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e59f3e37-2f9a-4c16-a737-cd088bf2be6c
Awarded contracts from January 2025 to March 2025 This represents multiple awards to different suppliers. the one listed below is an example only. Refer to attachment for full details -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/92840a3a-2ddd-4a06-be3a-61510c76e952
Awarded contracts from April 2025 to June 2025 This represents multiple awards to different suppliers. the one listed below is an example only. Refer to attachment for full details
Notice URLs
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