Open tenderClosing in 2 years

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for SEN, Social Care & Social Inclusion Passenger Transport Services

Details

Buyer: Liverpool City Council
Published: 7 July 2023
Submission: 17 August 2028in 2 years
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

The Authority will establish a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for SEN, social care and social inclusion passenger transport services which will include a requirement for passenger assistants. Once established, the DPS will be accessible to other Liverpool City Region Authorities who will be able to run their own further competitions using the suppliers who have qualified to join the DPS. Keywords: Passenger transport, Passenger assistant, Taxi, Minibus, SEN, Social Care

Timeline

Completed: Tender published7 July 2023
Current notice
Next: Submission date17 August 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Liverpool City Council procures as a local authority for the city of Liverpool, with its approach set out in a published Sustainable Procurement Strategy. Most tender opportunities are advertised on the Proactis ProContract portal, where suppliers register to bid. Higher-value contracts also appear on the Central Digital Platform's Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023. Frameworks and approved procurement routes run through separate platforms alongside the main portal. Lower-value purchases are usually handled through a direct quotation rather than a full tender. Some health and social care commissioning instead follows the Provider Selection Regime.

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 Liverpool City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and software and information systems.