---
title: "DPS for the Procurement of Passenger Transport Services for Worcestershire County Council."
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04d708"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
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buyer: "WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-01-29"
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# DPS for the Procurement of Passenger Transport Services for Worcestershire County Council.

Buyer: WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d708

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## Summary

Worcestershire County Council is inviting providers of Passenger Transport Services to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for future procurement needs. This DPS will be utilised to tender for various transport services, including Mainstream and Local Bus Transport, Special Educational Needs (SEN) Transport, and long-term social care transport for children, young people, and adults within Worcestershire. The procurement is currently at the tender stage. Prospective suppliers must first be approved to join the DPS and will be informed of contract opportunities through Mini-Competitions. It is notable that this DPS is available to other entities such as Redditch Borough Council, Bromsgrove District Council, Wyre Forest District Council, Worcester City Council, Malvern Hills District Council, Wychavon District Council, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, and the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board.

This tender offers growth opportunities for businesses specialising in the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, particularly those that can demonstrate compliance with selection criteria and minimum standards detailed in the application documents. Suppliers that are approved to join the DPS will gain strategic advantages by being automatically notified of relevant Mini-Competitions, facilitating a streamlined route to securing contracts. Companies in the transport services industry, especially those with experience in providing comprehensive and adaptable solutions for local governments and public sector organisations, will find this opportunity particularly suitable.

## Notice

Worcestershire County Council is advertising the opportunity for providers of Passenger Transport to apply to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the future procurement of Passenger Transport Services for the Council. From October 2016, the DPS will be used for tendering for Mainstream and Local Bus Transport Services, Special Educational Needs (SEN) Transport and long term social care transport for children, young people and adults in Worcestershire. In order to be able to compete for business with the Council, suppliers must first be approved to join the DPS and then they will be automatically notified of opportunities to bid for contracts through Mini-Competitions. Suppliers who are not on the DPS will not be able to compete for business with the Council. In order to join the DPS, a Supplier will be required to meet selection criteria and minimum standards as set out in the documents, which form part of the application process. Full instructions regarding how to apply are given in these documents.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002975-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | WORCESTER |
| Post town | Worcester |
| Postcode | WR5 2NP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |
| Local authority | Worcester |
| Electoral ward | Nunnery |
| Westminster constituency | Worcester |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 29 Jan 2025 at 14:45 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002975-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:277890-2016:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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