--- title: "Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000727346" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000727346" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000727346.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000727346.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL" published: "2023-03-28" --- # Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Buyer: PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000727346 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000727346) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000727346.json) ## Summary The Perth & Kinross Council is planning a tender for Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles. The tender is expected to be issued in mid-April 2023 for contracts starting on or after 31 July 2023. The procurement process is at the planning stage, and the contracting authority is the Perth & Kinross Council. This opportunity is in the services category and will mainly involve operations in the Perth & Kinross Council Area, potentially extending to neighbouring council areas. This tender offers opportunities for Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Operators to participate in the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) established by the Perth & Kinross Council. The DPS is the preferred route for tendering services such as education transport, additional support needs transport, and health & social care transport. Only Operators in the DPS will be invited to tender. Interested parties can join the DPS via the PCS-Tender portal. The future Notice date for this opportunity is 19th April 2023, providing a clear timeline for interested businesses to engage and apply. ## Notice Perth & Kinross Council ('PKC') will shortly be tendering Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles. The tender is expected to be issued mid-April 2023 and will include education transport contracts, additional support needs transport contracts and health & social care transport contracts commencing on or after 31 July 2023. The tender will be issued under PKC's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) titled "Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles" established in April 2018. Only those Operators participating in the DPS will be invited to tender. The purpose of this Notice is to raise awareness with Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Operators of the upcoming tender and to give Operators who do not currently participate in the DPS, the opportunity to join it so that they may have the opportunity to tender for these new contracts. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The tender will be issued under PKC's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) titled "Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles". The DPS is an electronic procurement method that allows PKC to address transport demands flexibly and efficiently. The DPS is the Council's preferred route for tendering services including, but not limited to, education transport, additional support needs transport and health & social care transport. The purpose of this Notice is to raise awareness with Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Operators of the upcoming tender and to give Operators who do not currently participate in the DPS, the opportunity to join it so that they may have the opportunity to tender for these new contracts. Only those Operators participating in the DPS will be invited to tender. Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Operators can apply to participate in the DPS at any time via the PCS-Tender portal (www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). Within PCS-Tender, the Project code is project_10384 and the PQQ code is pqq_3489. For more information on the DPS, Operators can refer to the original Contract Notice on PCS here https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY318050.. *** NOTE: OPERATORS CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THE DPS DO NOT NEED TO RE-APPLY. THE TENDER WILL BE ISSUED TO THEM AUTOMATICALLY. FOR THOSE OPERATORS, THIS NOTICE IS FOR AWARENESS ONLY. *** ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR474774 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information 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 | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Apr 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £11,117,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL | | Locality | PERTH | | Post town | Perth | | Postcode | PH1 5PH | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling | | Local authority | Perth and Kinross | | Electoral ward | Perth City Centre | | Westminster constituency | Perth and Kinross-shire | | Delivery location | TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60120000 - Taxi services ## Release History - 28 Mar 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR474774 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR474774 Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles - Perth & Kinross Council ('PKC') will shortly be tendering Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles. The tender is expected to be issued mid-April 2023 and will include education transport contracts, additional support needs transport contracts and health & social care transport contracts commencing on or after 31 July 2023. The tender will be issued under PKC's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) titled "Transport Contracts operated by Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles" established in April 2018. Only those Operators participating in the DPS will be invited to tender. The purpose of this Notice is to raise awareness with Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Operators of the upcoming tender and to give Operators who do not currently participate in the DPS, the opportunity to join it so that they may have the opportunity to tender for these new contracts. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.pkc.gov.uk - http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000727346 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY318050 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000727346. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000727346.json.