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title: "Public Sector Passenger Transport Solutions National and Regional Taxis and Coaches DPS"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-031dda"
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buyer: "CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE"
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# Public Sector Passenger Transport Solutions National and Regional Taxis and Coaches DPS

Buyer: CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031dda

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## Summary

The Crown Commercial Service is facilitating a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) under the title "Public Sector Passenger Transport Solutions National and Regional Taxis and Coaches DPS," aimed at providing national and regional taxi and coach services. This tender is categorised under road transport services, with an estimated value of £111 million. The procurement process is currently at the active stage, with the tender period closing on 28th March 2023. Suppliers can request to participate in this DPS, which will remain open for entries throughout its enduring four-year term. The service encompasses a variety of transport needs filtered by service type, vehicle type, geographical location, and operational requirements.

This procurement offers significant growth opportunities for companies in the transport sector, particularly those specialised in taxi services, private hire vehicles, and coach operations. Businesses capable of demonstrating compliance with technical requirements, including the Cyber Essentials scheme, will be well-positioned to participate. The flexible nature of this DPS allows suppliers to respond to varying needs from local and national buyers, thus creating a robust marketplace for transportation services in both public and commercial sectors.

## Notice

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has set up a Dynamic Purchasing System for a period of 48 months and is inviting bidders to request to participate for the passenger transport solution -- National and Regional Taxis and Coaches DPS. This DPS includes the provision of regional and/or national taxi, private hire and coach requirements for business travel, commercial use and public services. The four (4) distinct elements of the DPS service filters are service type, vehicle type, geographical location and 24 hour service requirement. If you are successfully appointed to the DPS following your submission you will be invited by customers (buyers) to submit tenders for relevant services through a call for competition. This DPS remains open for any supplier to request to participate throughout its 4- year duration. CCS reserve the right to reduce, extend or terminate the DPS period at any time during its lifetime in accordance with the terms set out in the DPS Agreement.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The supplier shall have the ability to provide passenger transport services for taxis and coaches. Additional information: The duration given in II.2.7) is the duration of the extension period. This is an extension of 12 months following the initial period of 48 months.

Renewal: Customers may enter into a contract with a supplier for a period of their determining which may exceed the RM6121 should this agreement be terminated at any time. The flexibility of the contracting period allows customers (Buyers) to determine appropriate contracting timelines required to enable the supplier to meet customer needs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007505-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Additional buyers | THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles
- 34114210 - Prisoner-transport vehicles
- 34114400 - Minibuses
- 34115200 - Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons
- 34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
- 34121000 - Buses and coaches
- 34121100 - Public-service buses
- 34121300 - Double-decker buses
- 34121400 - Low-floor buses
- 34121500 - Coaches
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 60112000 - Public road transport services
- 60120000 - Taxi services
- 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- 60171000 - Hire of passenger cars with driver
- 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
- 79997000 - Business travel services

## Release History

- 18 Mar 2022 at 22:45 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007505-2022
- 3 Mar 2022 at 22:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005953-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:078947-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22030180-a2f4-4e10-9035-26a6d880ee05
- https://www.gov.uk/ccs
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gMaIEIqEyY&authuser=0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cngu3vHP7ug&feature=youtu.be

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