Notice Information
Notice Title
Award of Mini Competition 8 under Round 2 of the DPS for the Provision of Education & Social Care Transport
Notice Description
The procurement for an individual scheduled route appropriate to vehicles with 4-8 seats
Lot Information
Lot 1
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of a high quality and cost effective Education and Social Care Transport Service. The requirements covers bus, taxi, minibus and wheelchair accessible vehicles. The DPS is structured into the following 5 lots: Lot 1: 4-8 seat vehicles Lot 2: 9-16 seat vehicles Lot 3: 17-49 seat vehicles Lot 4: 50+ seat vehicles Lot 5: Wheelchair accessible vehicles The DPS commenced on 7th August 2024 and will run for an initial period of 5 years with an option to be extended for a further period of up to 24 months (reviewable on an annual basis and subject to performance). NOTE 1: The authority is using eTenderWales to carry out further competitions under this DPS. The SQQ is active and will remain live and accessible to potential tenderers for the duration of the DPS.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-kuma6s-156578
- Publication Source
- Sell2Wales
- Latest Notice
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=156578
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60112000 - Public road transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £8,100 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MERTHYR TYDFIL COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@merthyr.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1685725000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MERTHYR TYDFIL
- Postcode
- CF47 8AN
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Delivery Location
- TLL15 Central Valleys
-
- Local Authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Electoral Ward
- Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT550483
Award of Mini Competition 8 under Round 2 of the DPS for the Provision of Education & Social Care Transport - The procurement for an individual scheduled route appropriate to vehicles with 4-8 seats
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