Planning

Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles

PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL

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Planning

28 Mar 2023 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Perth & Kinross Council is planning a tender for Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles. The tender is expected to be issued in mid-April 2023 for contracts starting on or after 31 July 2023. The procurement process is at the planning stage, and the contracting authority is the Perth & Kinross Council. This opportunity is in the services category and will mainly involve operations in the Perth & Kinross Council Area, potentially extending to neighbouring council areas.

This tender offers opportunities for Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Operators to participate in the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) established by the Perth & Kinross Council. The DPS is the preferred route for tendering services such as education transport, additional support needs transport, and health & social care transport. Only Operators in the DPS will be invited to tender. Interested parties can join the DPS via the PCS-Tender portal. The future Notice date for this opportunity is 19th April 2023, providing a clear timeline for interested businesses to engage and apply.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles

Notice Description

Perth & Kinross Council ('PKC') will shortly be tendering Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles. The tender is expected to be issued mid-April 2023 and will include education transport contracts, additional support needs transport contracts and health & social care transport contracts commencing on or after 31 July 2023. The tender will be issued under PKC's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) titled "Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles" established in April 2018. Only those Operators participating in the DPS will be invited to tender. The purpose of this Notice is to raise awareness with Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Operators of the upcoming tender and to give Operators who do not currently participate in the DPS, the opportunity to join it so that they may have the opportunity to tender for these new contracts.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The tender will be issued under PKC's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) titled "Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles". The DPS is an electronic procurement method that allows PKC to address transport demands flexibly and efficiently. The DPS is the Council's preferred route for tendering services including, but not limited to, education transport, additional support needs transport and health & social care transport. The purpose of this Notice is to raise awareness with Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Operators of the upcoming tender and to give Operators who do not currently participate in the DPS, the opportunity to join it so that they may have the opportunity to tender for these new contracts. Only those Operators participating in the DPS will be invited to tender. Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Operators can apply to participate in the DPS at any time via the PCS-Tender portal (www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). Within PCS-Tender, the Project code is project_10384 and the PQQ code is pqq_3489. For more information on the DPS, Operators can refer to the original Contract Notice on PCS here https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY318050.. *** NOTE: OPERATORS CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THE DPS DO NOT NEED TO RE-APPLY. THE TENDER WILL BE ISSUED TO THEM AUTOMATICALLY. FOR THOSE OPERATORS, THIS NOTICE IS FOR AWARENESS ONLY. ***

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000727346
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR474774
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
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
£11,117,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 Apr 2023Expired
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
PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL
Contact Name
Moray Fraser
Contact Email
mjfraser@pkc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1738475000

Buyer Location

Locality
PERTH
Postcode
PH1 5PH
Post Town
Perth
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Local Authority
Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward
Perth City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Perth and Kinross-shire

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR474774
    Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles - Perth & Kinross Council ('PKC') will shortly be tendering Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles. The tender is expected to be issued mid-April 2023 and will include education transport contracts, additional support needs transport contracts and health & social care transport contracts commencing on or after 31 July 2023. The tender will be issued under PKC's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) titled "Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles" established in April 2018. Only those Operators participating in the DPS will be invited to tender. The purpose of this Notice is to raise awareness with Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Operators of the upcoming tender and to give Operators who do not currently participate in the DPS, the opportunity to join it so that they may have the opportunity to tender for these new contracts.

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