Gloucestershire County Council Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

Buyer

Gloucestershire County Council

Value

£210,000,000

Closes

1 March 2030

Where

Gloucester, the South West

Type

Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)

In plain English

Gloucestershire County Council is looking for transport operators to join a 10-year Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to provide passenger transport services worth up to £210 million. You can bid for one or more of seven categories, ranging from specialist short-notice car hire to public bus services.

What the buyer wants

• Provide passenger transport services in one or more of seven categories: specialist/mainstream short-notice cars, specialist/mainstream long-term cars, specialist/mainstream PSV (minibus/coach), or public transport services • Hold appropriate vehicle and passenger licenses (taxi, minibus, bus operator licenses as required) • Meet all legal requirements under the Transport Act 1985, Road Traffic Act 1994, and vehicle/taxi licensing regulations

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This contract is realistically only open to established transport operators with existing licenses, insurance, and fleets, sole traders or small businesses without current PSV/taxi operator licenses will be unable to bid without significant investment and regulatory approval (which takes months). The 10-year commitment and £210m scale means you'll be competing against large regional transport companies.

How to bid

This is a Dynamic Purchasing System: an open list of approved suppliers. You can apply to join at any time while it runs, and once accepted you can bid for the individual contracts the buyer runs through it.

How dynamic purchasing systems work

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