Establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Home to School Transport Services (Round 2)

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Buyers

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Value

£16,500,000

Classifications

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Taxi services
Road transport services
Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
Non-scheduled passenger transport
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Minibuses
Buses and coaches

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tender

Submission Deadline

3 years from now

Published

1 year ago

Description

BGCBC is seeking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)for the provision of a high quality and cost effective Home to School Transport Service. The requirements will cover bus, taxi, minibus and wheelchair accessible vehicles. The DPS will be structured into the following 4 lots:
Lot 1: 4-8 seat vehicles
Lot 2: 9-16 seat vehicles
Lot 3: 17+ seat vehicles
Lot 4: Wheelchair accessible vehicles
The DPS will commence on 1st September 2024 and will run for an initial period of 5 years with an option to be extended for a further period of up to 24 months (reviewable on an annual basis and subject to performance).
This Contract Notice is the secondary notice and will remain open until 31st August 2029. In accordance with the Public Contract
Regulations 2015, the purpose of this notice is to alert interested parties of the standing opportunity and to provide details of the application
procedure.
Please refer to the additional information section of this notice for registration details.

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