Notice Information
Notice Title
Transport for Education, Social Care and other requirements under a Dynamic Purchasing System
Notice Description
Establish a DPS (Dynamic Purchasing system) for the provision of school, social care and other transport by PSV (9 or more passenger seats) and or Taxi/Private Hire Car (PHC)- 8 or less passenger seats. This is to meet the education and social care needs of children and vulnerable adults as well as other passenger or goods transport requirements.
Lot Information
PSV - 9 or more passenger seats
PSV - 9 or more passenger seats
Taxi Private hire 8 or less passenger seatsTaxi Private hire 8 or less passenger seats
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050e36
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039161-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic, Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £20,663,696 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Apr 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jul 203510 years to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Jun 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CLACKMANNANSHIRE 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
- ALLOA
- Postcode
- FK10 1EB
- Post Town
- Falkirk and Stirling
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
- Delivery Location
- TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
-
- Local Authority
- Clackmannanshire
- Electoral Ward
- Clackmannanshire South
- Westminster Constituency
- Alloa and Grangemouth
Further Information
Notice URLs
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