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title: "Special Educational Needs Home to School Transport Service Dynamic Purchasing System"
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# Special Educational Needs Home to School Transport Service Dynamic Purchasing System

Buyer: OLDHAM COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8bb1a007-72a8-4345-a829-599d221fe056

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## Summary

Oldham Council is procuring a Special Educational Needs Home to School Transport Service through a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) aimed at supporting children and young people with special educational needs. This project, classified under the CPV code for "Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver," has an overall budget of £17,500,000 and is located in Oldham, United Kingdom. The procurement method is open, with the tender period closing on 21 January 2022. The contract is expected to commence on 1 September 2022 and will run until 31 August 2027, operating across approximately 190 school days annually.

This opportunity presents significant potential for SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) involved in transport services, particularly those with experience in catering to diverse needs, including disabilities and mobility issues. Businesses capable of providing bespoke transport solutions such as adapted vehicles or multi-passenger minibuses would be well-positioned to compete for this contract, thereby enabling them to expand their operations and contribute to valuable community services.

## Notice

Oldham Council intends to create a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) from home to school transport services for children and young people with special educational needs throughout the academic year. The SEND Travel Assistance Service currently transports approximately 800 pupils with either special educational needs, disabilities or because of their mobility issues. There are approx. 2500 children and young people with EHCPs in the borough and circa 8,000 children and young people 0-25 years on SEN Support equating to one in ten in the borough. The service operates over 190 school days as determined by the School Holiday Calendar and considering other occasional days determined by individual schools governing bodies. The provision of transport is determined by the needs of the individual pupil. Those with severe and complex health, physical or educational needs can be transported by either individual taxis or adapted vehicles. Children or young people with less severe needs ordinarily travel via a multi-passenger minibus. Further information can be found in the procurement documents which are advertised on the Chest portal (www.the-chest.org.uk). Please note the Council cannot accept telephone and email queries, all queries are to be raised on the Chest.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/049383d3-9e61-4458-b07a-59f2b34e0ef8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £17,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £17,500,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OLDHAM COUNCIL |
| Locality | OLDHAM |
| Post town | Oldham |
| Postcode | OL1 1UT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East |
| Local authority | Oldham |
| Electoral ward | Coldhurst |
| Westminster constituency | Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 8 |
| Supplier names | ABBEY WOOD STATION MINICABS; CARLTON MINIBUSES; FREERUN PRIVATE SERVICES; PENNINE PRIVATE HIRE; ROYTON MINIBUSES; SKYLINE PRIVATE HIRE; SKYLINECARS; TRANSPORTATION DIRECT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 31 Mar 2022 at 10:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/049383d3-9e61-4458-b07a-59f2b34e0ef8
- 17 Dec 2021 at 12:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f5e4990-f679-4bd2-b7e0-9fd42c1ba615

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/049383d3-9e61-4458-b07a-59f2b34e0ef8
  31st March 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f5e4990-f679-4bd2-b7e0-9fd42c1ba615
  17th December 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.oldham.gov.uk/

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