--- title: "Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Home to School & College Transport" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3f214943-a5de-40f6-9e36-9879b917ff43" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3f214943-a5de-40f6-9e36-9879b917ff43" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3f214943-a5de-40f6-9e36-9879b917ff43.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3f214943-a5de-40f6-9e36-9879b917ff43.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BURY COUNCIL" published: "2023-02-23" --- # Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Home to School & College Transport Buyer: BURY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3f214943-a5de-40f6-9e36-9879b917ff43 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3f214943-a5de-40f6-9e36-9879b917ff43) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3f214943-a5de-40f6-9e36-9879b917ff43.json) ## Summary The Bury Council is seeking applications for a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for home to school & college transport services. The DPS will commence on 1 June 2023 for a 3-year period, extending further optionally. Interested parties must submit their applications via The Chest platform by 12 noon on Tuesday 28 March 2023. The procurement falls under the services category for special-purpose road passenger-transport and involves hiring passenger transport vehicles with drivers, with a total value of £7,000,000. This tender opportunity presents a chance for interested operators in the passenger transport services industry to secure business growth. Businesses experienced in providing services for children and young people with special educational needs, including those with learning difficulties, behavioural problems, and physical disabilities, will find this tender well-suited for their expertise. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the Bury Council has indicated suitability for such entities in this procurement process. ## Notice Bury Council is seeking applications from suitably qualified and experienced operators for inclusion on a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for home to school and college transport. The service provides transport for children and young people with special educational needs to schools and colleges both within and outside the borough of Bury. The passengers using this service will have a range of additional needs; learning difficulties, behavioural difficulties, sensory, hearing and visual difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder or physical disability. A passenger escort will be allocated to a schedule where required to accompany the passengers on their journey to and from school/college however, some children and young people are able to travel unaccompanied. The DPS will commence on 1 June 2023 for a period of 3 academic years with an option to extend for a further academic year. If you wish to express an interest in being included on this DPS please click on the 'Login and register interest in this opportunity' button. Once you have registered your interest you will be able to access the DPS application documentation. The closing time for completed submissions, to be included on the initial DPS, is 12 noon on Tuesday 28 March 2023, via The Chest. Submissions arriving after the closing time and date won't be considered until all initial applications have been evaluated and may not be until after the commencement of the DPS on 1st June 2023. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8afdfbf3-0bcc-4745-a6d2-a50b7e875319 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 28 Mar 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 May 2023 - 31 Aug 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £7,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BURY COUNCIL | | Locality | BURY | | Post town | Bolton | | Postcode | BL9 0EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East | | Local authority | Bury | | Electoral ward | Bury East | | Westminster constituency | Bury North | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services - 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ## Release History - 23 Feb 2023 at 16:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8afdfbf3-0bcc-4745-a6d2-a50b7e875319 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8afdfbf3-0bcc-4745-a6d2-a50b7e875319 23rd February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.bury.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3f214943-a5de-40f6-9e36-9879b917ff43. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3f214943-a5de-40f6-9e36-9879b917ff43.json.