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title: "Home to School Transport and Adult Social Care Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03d79e"
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# Home to School Transport and Adult Social Care Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

Buyer: WIGAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d79e

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## Summary

Wigan Council is currently conducting a procurement process for the "Home to School Transport and Adult Social Care Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)" within the services category. The DPS is designed to procure transport services for vulnerable individuals, including home to school transport for children with special educational needs and adult social care transport. The procurement process, initiated under a selective method, involves applications being submitted to join the DPS by a specified deadline. The contract period is set for 3600 days with an option for renewal. The tender period concludes on 5th July 2025, with the potential for individual contracts to commence at any time as per the local circumstances. The procurement activity is overseen by Wigan Council, based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom.

This tender for the Home to School Transport and Adult Social Care Transport DPS by Wigan Council presents an opportunity for service providers in the transportation sector. Businesses capable of offering a range of vehicles such as standard cars, minibuses, and coaches are well-suited to compete in providing transport services for vulnerable clients. Companies aiming to expand their operations in the services category, specifically in road transport and health and social work services, can benefit from engaging in this dynamic procurement process. By successfully joining the DPS, businesses can access a steady stream of transportation contracts and contribute to meeting the diverse transport needs of vulnerable individuals in the Wigan area.

## Notice

Wigan Council is seeking to receive applications for admittance to a Home to School Transport and Adult Social Care Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). In accordance with The Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulation 34 (28(a)), Wigan Council is extending the DPS originally advertised in The Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) with reference number 2015/S 078-138444 and extended by notice 2019/S 093-224781. For indicative purposes, the DPS will be extended for a further period of 2 years to 5th July 2025. Providers already on the DPS do not need to reapply as they will automatically remain on the DPS.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Wigan Council is seeking to receive applications for admittance to a Home to School Transport and Adult Social Care Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The DPS will be used as the mechanism to procure services by entering into calls for competition with providers on the DPS. In accordance with The Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulation 34 (28(a)), Wigan Council is extending the DPS originally advertised in The Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) with reference number 2015/S 078-138444 and extended by notice 2019/S 093-224781. For indicative purposes, the DPS will be extended for a further period of 2 years from the previous end date of 5th July 2023. Providers already on the DPS do not need to reapply as they will automatically remain on the DPS. Transport services to be provided under the DPS include home to school transport for children with special educational needs, home to college transport for young adults with special educational needs, and adult social care transport. Services may be required on a daily, weekly, fortnightly or term time only basis for young people attending special educational needs schools, mainstream schools, mainstream colleges, alternative and complementary education and residential services, and respite care; and for adults attending day care facilities owned and managed by Wigan Council, community interest companies and respite care. Clients using the service may be vulnerable and suffer from learning disabilities, behavioural problems, sensory or hearing difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder or another physical disability. Therefore, some journeys will require that a Passenger Assistant be provided by Wigan Council to accompany them. In order to meet the variety of transport needs contractors must be able to provide as a minimum one of the following vehicle options to be considered for admittance to the DPS: (i) Standard Car (up to four seats); (ii) Accessible Taxi; (iii) Black Cab; (iv) Minibus (up to eight seats); (v) Minibus (sixteen seats); (vi) Tail Lift Vehicle (minimum of 300kg tail lift required); and, (vii) Coach. The DPS will be used as the mechanism through which Wigan Council will procure home to school and adult social care transportation services and it will be used as a basis to enter into calls for competition with providers on the DPS. Individual contracts raised under the DPS may commence at any time and will depend on the local circumstances of Wigan Council. It is however envisaged that the majority of the home to school contracts will run from the beginning of the Autumn term until the end of the academic year in which they are awarded. The DPS period can be later amended (extended, shortened, terminated), subject to the notification on the relevant standard forms. Additional information: The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://www.the-chest.org.uk. Once the application documents to join the DPS have been obtained from the abovenamed website address, applications to join the DPS must be submitted to the e-mail address below: hometoschooltransportdpsapplication@wigan.gov.uk

Renewal: In accordance with The Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulation 34 (28(a)), Wigan Council is extending the DPS originally advertised in The Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) with reference number 2015/S 078-138444 and previously extended by 2019/S 093-224781. For indicative purposes, the DPS will be extended for a further period of 2 years from the previous end date of 5th July 2023 to 5th July 2025.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017392-2023 |
| 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 | 19 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £32,000,000 |
| Lots value | £32,000,000 |
| 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 | WIGAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | WIGAN |
| Post town | Wigan |
| Postcode | WN1 3DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Electoral ward | Wigan Central |
| Westminster constituency | Wigan |
| Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 19 Jun 2023 at 15:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017392-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wigan.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:224781-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.the-chest.org.uk

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