Planning

Education and Social Care Transport Assistance

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

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Planning

15 Feb 2021 at 16:17

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Central Bedfordshire Council is initiating a tender for "Education and Social Care Transport Assistance" focused on providing home to school and social care transport in the UK. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with the tender set to be published during the week commencing 22nd February 2021. This initiative will cover two geographic zones, Biggleswade and Ampthill/Flitwick, with contracts expected to commence on 19th July 2021, marking a transition to new service provisions that will fully start from 1st September 2021. The procurement process aims to engage taxi services and related transport providers, ensuring a robust supply chain for these essential services.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in transport services, particularly those offering taxi services, minibuses, and buses. Providers who can adapt to the evolving needs of educational and social care transport, such as accommodating children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), would be well-suited to compete. The planned virtual Provider Event on 25th February 2021 will serve as a crucial platform for prospective suppliers to understand the requirements, ask questions, and prepare their proposals, thereby fostering business growth and enhancing service delivery for the community.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Education and Social Care Transport Assistance

Notice Description

Dear School Transport ProvidersOver the last few months Central Bedfordshire Council has been reviewing our approach to delivery of Home to School and Social Care transport for both mainstream and SEND students with the view of implementing a new approach for the 2021/22 academic year.We gained Executive Committee approval at the start of January to procure transport provision on a Zonal Model with 8 Zones across Central Bedfordshire, each with three contracted providers. One for buses/coaches and one for minibuses and one for taxis.However, following feedback from our current providers on the impact that this scale of change could have on the overall market at a time when COVID-19 has severely restricted their other forms of income of the intended eight geographic zones, we have decided to tender for two zones to start in the 2021/22 academic year. These will be Biggleswade and Ampthill/Flitwick.This change in approach is to minimise the impact whilst still being in the process of changing how we procure home to school and social care transport provision.For the remaining six zones we plan to procure these next year for the start of the 2022/23 academic year and where possible will be extending current arrangements for the intervening twelve months to ensure continuity for children, young people and families and providers.Through these extensions we seek to support the income of providers whilst their other forms of income are restricted, but we will also be asking suppliers to provide some of the low or no cost elements of the new service requirements. For example requesting the inclusion of Travel Passports for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) which will give drivers and passenger assistants a summary of their transport needs and likes/dislikes, particularly helpful if regular staff are unavailable and a new person is supporting the child.We are currently planning to publish the tender for the first two zones w/c 22nd February 2021 with contracts commencing on 19th July 2021 to support transition arrangements for children young people and families. However full provision of services will not start until 1st September 2021.On Thursday 25th February 2021, between 2:00pm and 3:30pm we will be holding a virtual Provider Event to outline the service requirements and procurement process in more detail and provide the opportunity for attendees to ask questions prior the tender being released the following week.If you would like to attend the virtual Provider Event, please get in touch via CSCommissioning@centralbedfordshire.gov.ukKinds Regards

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-029348
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003041-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60120000 - Taxi services

60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Feb 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 Feb 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
+44 3003005997
Contact Email
procurement@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3003008000

Buyer Location

Locality
CHICKSANDS
Postcode
SG17 5TQ
Post Town
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
Delivery Location
TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward
Shefford
Westminster Constituency
Hitchin

Further Information

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