Planning

Passenger Transport (Taxis) and Travel Care Framework for Vulnerable Children, Young People and Adults

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

16 Dec 2021 at 22:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Westminster City Council is planning to initiate a tender process for a contract titled "Passenger Transport (Taxis) and Travel Care Framework for Vulnerable Children, Young People and Adults". This service falls under the taxi services category and aims to provide essential transport for vulnerable groups, including children with special educational needs and vulnerable adults. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with the tender anticipated to be published in early January 2022, and contract commencement expected around August 2022. The total contract value is approximately £15,238,568, with the framework likely divided into two lots focusing on scheduled and ad-hoc transport services.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in passenger transport services, particularly those capable of providing high-quality, accessible vehicles and trained passenger assistants. Companies with experience in catering to vulnerable individuals, such as those within the education and social care sectors, would be particularly well-suited to bid. The split between scheduled and ad-hoc journeys means that both established service providers and those agile enough to respond to last-minute needs could find valuable opportunities through this framework.

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Notice Title

Passenger Transport (Taxis) and Travel Care Framework for Vulnerable Children, Young People and Adults

Notice Description

The Authorities are looking to retender this service and establish a new framework which continues 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. It is most likely that the service requirements will be reprocured through a multi-provider framework which will be 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. 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-tending portal. In addition, all information from the previous Market Engagement exercise will be shared in the upcoming tender.

Lot Information

Scheduled Routes

Lot 1: Scheduled Journeys where consistency of driver, vehicle and where required, passenger assistance, is absolutely critical to the successful delivery of the service

Ad-Hoc Routes

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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0302a3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031532-2021
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£15,238,568 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
10 Jan 2022Expired
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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@westminster.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1E 6QP
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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