Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Description

The council invites Operators to tender to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (Known as DPS) for The provisiontransport within Staffordshire by means of a local bus services, demand responsive or dial a ride services either as a shared taxi service or a registered flexible bus service, using predominantly Private Hire Vehicles and Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV). From 13 July 2020 The DPS will be to supply transport services using Private Hire Vehicles and Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV) for members of the general public to access townships and marketplaces. In order to be able to compete for business with the Council, suppliers must first be accepted to join the DPS. They will then be automatically notified of opportunities to bid for contracts through Call Off Competitions. Refer to the procurement documentation for the full specification. A Dynamic Purchasing System to deploy the supply of Local Service Transport provision in Staffordshire by means of a local bus services, demand responsive or dial a ride services either as a shared taxi service or a registered flexible bus service, using predominantly Private Hire Vehicles and Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV), for the general public to access Townships and marketplaces. The DPS is run as an electronic process using the Authority's eSourcing solution (Staffordshire County Council E tender portal). This procurement follows DPS procedures as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Stage one - Compliance Process (Registration and request to participate). Stage two - Invitation to tender (Call off Competition). First Tranche Stage 1: It is envisaged that the tender (Selection Questionnaire) will be advertised from 11 May 2020 until 11 June 2020. It is envisaged that the Evaluations of the Selection Questionnaire will be executed over the period of 22 calendar days12 June 2020 until 3 July 2020. It is envisages Suppliers will be notified of their acceptance onto the DPS following the 12 June 2020. Applications to join the DPS - tender (Selection Questionnaire) following the 3 July 2020 will be evaluatedover a period of 10 calendar days. Stage 2 - Will commence on or after 3 July 2020. This procurement process will give assurance that Suppliers have met a stated set of standards to carry out the Call off Contracts. Please refer to the Procurement Document (SQ).