--- title: "For a Dynamic Purchasing System for Home to School Mainstream, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, Pupil Referral Units, Post 16 College, Short Term Care and Adult & Child Social Care Transport" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-df04efae-3c9e-4c38-99e8-baa4763f1dc9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-df04efae-3c9e-4c38-99e8-baa4763f1dc9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-df04efae-3c9e-4c38-99e8-baa4763f1dc9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-df04efae-3c9e-4c38-99e8-baa4763f1dc9.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2024-08-07" --- # For a Dynamic Purchasing System for Home to School Mainstream, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, Pupil Referral Units, Post 16 College, Short Term Care and Adult & Child Social Care Transport Buyer: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-df04efae-3c9e-4c38-99e8-baa4763f1dc9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-df04efae-3c9e-4c38-99e8-baa4763f1dc9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-df04efae-3c9e-4c38-99e8-baa4763f1dc9.json) ## Summary Buckinghamshire Council is planning a public procurement process for establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to provide transport services, particularly for children and vulnerable adults. The tender, titled "Dynamic Purchasing System for Home to School Mainstream, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, Pupil Referral Units, Post 16 College, Short Term Care and Adult & Child Social Care Transport," falls under the industry category of Transport services (excluding Waste transport). The procurement process is in the Planning stage with important dates including a future notice date of 8th August 2024 and a contract period starting from 31st August 2024 to 27th October 2028. The procurement will be conducted using a restricted procedure, ensuring a robust evaluation of supplier suitability. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in transport services, especially those with capabilities in niche areas such as wheelchair-accessible vehicles, emergency transport, and specialist transport services like secure and ambulance transport. The DPS will cover both long-term and short-term contract requirements within and potentially outside the Council's administrative area, catering to a variety of service users. Businesses, particularly SMEs, that can provide comprehensive transport solutions across various vehicle types and who are prepared to undergo stringent due diligence checks are well-suited to compete for a position within this DPS, leading to potential business growth and diversified revenue streams. ## Notice Buckinghamshire County Council (the Council) is seeking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System ("DPS") for the provision of certain transport services to children and vulnerable adults (the Services). The Council is conducting the procurement using the restricted procedure as set out in Regulation 28 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations). In accordance with Regulation 34 (18), the Council is extending the time frame for the evaluation of initial Requests to Participate to up to 6 weeks to carry out robust due diligence checks on Suppliers' suitability to be admitted to the DPS and on their economic and financial standing, and technical and professional ability. Under Regulation 59 we will also require documentary evidence to be submitted with Requests to Participate and at any other time to ensure the proper conduct of the procedure. The DPS is part of the Council's suite of transport arrangements and will be used for procurement of transport for both long and short term contracts, alongside other procurement methods. Suppliers should therefore note that the DPS will not be an exclusive arrangement and the Council may award transport contracts to other suppliers on any alternative basis. The DPS will be divided into "Lots". The Lots are based on the different types of vehicle that the Council requires. The people requiring the Services will be children and young people attending mainstream schools, special schools and pupil referral units and Social Care service users (children and adults) and, potentially, other individual Council service users. The majority of Services will be delivered within the Council's administrative area but from time to time Services will also be required to be provided outside the Council's administrative area. The Lots are: 1. 4 to 8 Seat Vehicles 2. 9 to 16 Seat Vehicles 3. Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles 4. Specialist Transport Services (e.g. Ambulance, Secure Transport) 5. Emergency Transport (call off within 1 hour - 24 hour requirement) 6. PSV Passenger Transport Services (e.g. Home to School) The Council cannot forecast likely demand or volumes for the Services or for any of the Lots. Appointment of a Supplier to the DPS is no guarantee that the Supplier will actually receive instructions from the Council to deliver Services. Suppliers may apply for appointment to as many Lots as they wish. The DPS will operate for a period of five years commencing on or around 1st September 2019. The Council will have the option, at its discretion, to extend the period of operation of the DPS for a further period or periods of up to two years and reserves the right under Regulation 34 (28) to give notice of any changes to the validity of the DPS. Suppliers that wish to be appointed to the DPS are required to complete a Selection Questionnaire ("SQ"). All those Suppliers who satisfy the selection requirements set out in the SQ, as evaluated by the Council, will be appointed to the DPS to the Lots for ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e19604d3-a116-4538-a11a-264d721cec24 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Aug 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Aug 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Aug 2024 - 27 Oct 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £140,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | BUCKS | | Post town | Hemel Hempstead | | Postcode | HP20 1UA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire | | Local authority | Buckinghamshire | | Electoral ward | Aylesbury North | | Westminster constituency | Aylesbury | | 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 - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 7 Aug 2024 at 14:43 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e19604d3-a116-4538-a11a-264d721cec24 - 7 Aug 2024 at 14:38 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d579b60-3679-4849-950c-1e1f521f7b27 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e19604d3-a116-4538-a11a-264d721cec24 7th August 2024 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d579b60-3679-4849-950c-1e1f521f7b27 7th August 2024 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=e48e0771-6534-e911-80f2-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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