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title: "The Provision of Transportation Services for Adults, Children, Children Looked After and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)"
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# The Provision of Transportation Services for Adults, Children, Children Looked After and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)

Buyer: DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a58fffc1-d6f3-44c7-9558-edcd8a550745

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## Summary

The Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is initiating a tender for the provision of transportation services for adults, children, and young people, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This procurement falls under the transport services category and is currently at the open tender stage, with submissions due by 12:00 hours on 7th February 2019. Successful tenderers will enter a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) intended to meet the council's statutory transport obligations, involving various types of vehicles capable of accommodating a diverse range of service users. The contract period is set to commence on 29th April 2019 and will run until 28th April 2024, with delivery addresses primarily located in the West Midlands, UK.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses in the transportation sector, especially those specialising in accessible vehicle services, such as cars, mini-buses, and larger coaches. The dynamic nature of this purchasing system allows both existing and new service providers the chance to collaborate with the council, potentially managing the transportation of up to 900 service users daily across numerous routes. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as local service providers can particularly benefit from this contract, enhancing their business growth while contributing to essential community services.

## Notice

The Council are seeking Service Providers to join the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) providing a diverse range of Adults, Children, Children Looked After and Young People's Transportation including: cars, MPV's, minibuses, small and large accessible vehicles capable of transporting wheelchair users, larger buses and coaches of all sizes. The Council transports up to 900 Service Users every day, arranged over several hundred individual Route Schedules through contracted Service Providers. This means that during the lifetime of this DPS there will be considerable opportunity for existing and future Service Providers to engage with and, do business with the Council. The Council has a statutory duty to meet the Transport needs of Adults, Children, Children Looked After and Young People in the borough based on an assessment of need and where the eligibility criteria are met. The Council manages these Services through the use of contracted Service Providers of transport Services with vehicles of all sizes. The purpose of this procurement is for the Council to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (known as the DPS) for Transportation Services for Adults, Children, Children, Looked After and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND). Additional information: This exercise is being conducted in electronic format (e-tender). If you wish to take part please register with Dudley MBC e-tendering website www.blackcountrybusiness.co.uk and use the Register / Sign In button which is located on the left hand side of the page and complete the registration forms. Following registration, an e-mail will be sent to you advising of your user ID along with a reminder of your e-mail address and password. Details of the project are located under the All Opportunities link which is also where you can express an interest and receive the documentation. Once you have done this you must log back into the website using the details provided following registration and locate the contract document under Tenders, My Tenders on the menu. The Tender should be received no later than Tuesday 7th February 2019 at (noon) 12:00 hours. The Council expressly reserves the right: i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; ii) to make whatever changes it sees fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; iii) to award contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the requirement covered by this notice; and iv) to award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will the Council be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5083e199-dd45-4618-b4b0-838d78c4d710 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jan 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Feb 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 28 Apr 2019 - 28 Apr 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 | DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | WEST MIDLANDS |
| Post town | Dudley |
| Postcode | DY1 1HF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG36 Dudley |
| Local authority | Dudley |
| Electoral ward | St. James's |
| Westminster constituency | Dudley |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 21 Jan 2019 at 13:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5083e199-dd45-4618-b4b0-838d78c4d710

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5083e199-dd45-4618-b4b0-838d78c4d710
  21st January 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/blackcountryportal/aspx/
  Additional information on how to apply for this contract

## Notice URLs

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

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