--- title: "Gloucestershire County Council Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8aedf2c1-5dec-4f79-b8ec-0e310c096371" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8aedf2c1-5dec-4f79-b8ec-0e310c096371" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8aedf2c1-5dec-4f79-b8ec-0e310c096371.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8aedf2c1-5dec-4f79-b8ec-0e310c096371.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2019-10-23" --- # Gloucestershire County Council Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8aedf2c1-5dec-4f79-b8ec-0e310c096371 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8aedf2c1-5dec-4f79-b8ec-0e310c096371) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8aedf2c1-5dec-4f79-b8ec-0e310c096371.json) ## Summary The Gloucestershire County Council is initiating a tender for a Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), aimed at delivering passenger transport services valued at up to £210 million over a ten-year period. This procurement is currently in the active tender stage, with submissions due by 6th December 2019. The contract is expected to commence on 16th March 2020 and run until 15th March 2030. The procurement process follows a selective method within the services category, specifically focusing on public road transport services and various specialist transport categories across the South West region of the United Kingdom. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in passenger transport services, especially those with capabilities in operating taxis and providing public transport. Companies that specialise in short notice and long-term transport solutions, as well as those that can offer specialist vehicles, would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Potential bidders include small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that can demonstrate compliance with legislative requirements in the transport sector, thereby positioning themselves to benefit from a long-term engagement with the Gloucestershire County Council. ## Notice This is an opportunity to become part of a passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to deliver GCC's passenger transport services up to a value of PS210m over a 10 year period. Passenger transport operations are an area of high risk and are governed by a considerable amount of legislation such as vehicle and taxi licensing, the Transport Act (1985) and the Road Traffic Act (1994). Currently, all GCC transport requirements are let under a four year DPS. The DPS was let in 2016 and expires in March 2020. The tender pack sets out the Council's intention to put in place a new 10 year DPS that will commence in April 2020 The Dynamic Purchasing System is divided into the following Categories: * Category 1: Specialist Short Notice Transport (cars) * Category 2: Mainstream Short Notice Transport (cars) * Category 3: Specialist Long Term Transport (cars) * Category 4: Specialist PSV Transport (PSV) * Category 5: Mainstream Long Term Transport (cars) * Category 6: Mainstream PSV Transport (PSV) * Category 7: Public Transport Services (PSV) The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c58e3e6a-2570-418c-86af-61246958b5b0 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Oct 2019 | | Submission deadline | 6 Dec 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Mar 2020 - 15 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £210,000,000 | | 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 | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | GLOUCESTER | | Post town | Gloucester | | Postcode | GL1 2TG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC | | Local authority | Gloucester | | Electoral ward | Westgate | | Westminster constituency | Gloucester | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60112000 - Public road transport services - 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services - 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ## Release History - 23 Oct 2019 at 17:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c58e3e6a-2570-418c-86af-61246958b5b0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c58e3e6a-2570-418c-86af-61246958b5b0 23rd October 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.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-b5fd17-8aedf2c1-5dec-4f79-b8ec-0e310c096371. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8aedf2c1-5dec-4f79-b8ec-0e310c096371.json.