DPS Home to School Transport
Details
- Published
- 20 May 2019
- Submission
- 31 December 2023
- Source
- uk:procontracts
Tender description
DPS Home to School TransportThe Council are setting up a new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). This will involve a selection process for taxi operators to join the DPS. Individual call off contracts will then be tendered using a mini competition process. These will be advertised on The Chest, to the list of operators on the DPS. Operators not on the DPS will not be able to apply. The DPS rounds will be re-opened to new entrants at regular periods. Initially these will be monthly and will move to quarterly once the DPS is established. The Transport Commissioning team arrange Home to School transport for mainstream children, special needs children( SEN), 8% of which are children who are wheelchair users and a further 120 children who are children in social care. Transport to school is arranged according to a child’s needs and this can be via our in-house fleet, or by bus, coach, minibus or taxi. The majority of the SEN contracts require a passenger assistant to be provided on the contract. There are currently around 100 mainstream contracts, 190 SEN contracts and 32 social care contracts. All of these contracts will require re-tender in the next couple of years. The DPS is divided in to 2 Lots : Lot One – 8 seats and under Lot Two – 9 seats and over Keywords: Transport
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published20 May 2019Current notice
- Completed: Submission date31 December 2023
About the buyer
Cheshire West and Chester Council is a unitary local authority covering north-west Cheshire, and buys through its own procurement team. Contract opportunities are advertised on The Chest, the North West's shared procurement portal for local authorities. Larger opportunities are also published nationally on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Registering on The Chest gives suppliers access to opportunities across every North West local authority, not just this council. The council runs a strict no purchase order, no pay policy, so suppliers need an order number before invoicing. Procurement enquiries go through a dedicated central procurement mailbox.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Cheshire West and Chester Council's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and architectural and engineering services.
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cheshire-west-and-chester-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cheshire-west-and-chester-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cheshire-west-and-chester-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cheshire-west-and-chester-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cheshire-west-and-chester-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cheshire-west-and-chester-council.gov |
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