Passenger Transport - Dynamic Purchasing System

Buyer
Dorset Council
Value
£80,000,000
Closes
30 April 2027
Where
Dorchester, the South West
Type
Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)

In plain English

Dorset Council is extending a system that allows them to hire multiple passenger transport companies as needed over the next 2 years. The council estimates they'll need about £80 million worth of transport services (school runs, special needs transport, social care journeys, and public bus services). Your company can apply to join this system and then bid for individual contracts as the council needs them.

What the buyer wants

• Provide passenger transport services on-demand as Dorset Council requests them throughout the 2-year period • Meet defined exclusion and selection criteria set by the council to be admitted to the system • Bid for individual transport contracts when invited, with pricing typically being the main evaluation factor (though quality may sometimes be considered)

Likely requirements

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

This is designed for established transport operators with proper licensing, insurance, and safeguarding credentials, sole traders without a passenger transport operating licence or drivers without DBS clearance will be excluded immediately.

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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