Taxi services

Description

This Framework covers the Council's requirements for taxi and minibus services. It encompass Home to Care Transport, Home to School and College Transport, Transport for Adults, Looked After Children, People with Additional Needs, other Vulnerable People, Officers of the Council and any other transport requirement as authorised by the Authorised Officer. The contract will be split into 3 Lots as follows: Lot 1 — Fixed term routes; Lot 2 — Short Term Requests, and Lot 3 — Emergency Requests. Operators are required to hold appropriate Licenses and Insurances to the satisfaction of the Authorised Officer. Drivers and Passenger Assistants employed under this Framework may be required to undergo Enhanced DBS Checks. This Lot covers all routes where the Council has more than 2 working days' notice before the route commencement date. 40 contractors have been allocated a place on the framework for this Lot. Each route will be issued to all Contractors as a mini-competition with the lowest cost Contractor being awarded that work. This Lot also includes all requirements for coaches and minibuses. This Lot covers routes where the Council has more than 5 hours and up to 2 working days' notice before the route commencement date. There are 32 Contractors allocated a place on the framework for this Lot. Short Term requests will be issued to all Contractors as a mini-competition with the lowest cost Contractor being awarded that work. This Lot covers requests where the Council has less than 5 hours' notice before route commencement. There will be a maximum of 5 Contractors awarded a place on this Lot. All contractors who express an interest in being included on this Lot will be evaluated on prices submitted at tender stage and the top 5 will be included on this Lot. Emergency requests will be issued to the 5 Contractors via mini-competition.