Provision of Road Passenger Transport Services for Children and Adults DPS

Published date: 20 February 2025

Contract summary

Industry

Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

Road transport services - 60100000

Taxi services - 60120000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£24,000,000

Procurement reference

20250220111022-103835

Published date

20 February 2025

Closing date

23 February 2029

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

24 February 2029

Contract end date

25 February 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (BMBC) wishes to establish a transport DPS for the provision of passenger transport for children and adults. BMBC has a statutory duty to provide home to school travel arrangements for eligible children to access their education for both SEN and non-SEN children as outlined in the Home to School/college Travel Assistance Policy. The requirement is for a regular home to school transport service during school term time both in the Borough of Barnsley and out of the Borough, which include daily, weekly, fortnightly, or termly single or return journeys
In addition, the Council also provides transport to and from day centres for vulnerable adults who are covered under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 and 1986.
The Providers on this DPS will be required to provide a range of vehicles to deliver the services, from cars to minibuses. There will be a requirement for a number of vehicles to be fitted with appropriate equipment to enable passengers to access/egress the vehicle safely and travel safely and comfortably.
The procurement is being undertaken as an Above Threshold Procurement under the PCR 2015 using a Dynamic Purchasing System.
The DPS will have the following lots:

Lot 1 - SEN / LAC Children: Taxi / MPV / Saloon & driver with or without escort- standard vehicles up to 8 seater.

Lot 2 SEN / LAC Children: Minibus & driver with or without escort - standard minibus vehicles up to 16 seater.

Lot 3 SEN / LAC Children requiring accessible vehicles: Wheelchair accessible vehicles with driver and with or without escort provision.

Lot 4 Vulnerable Adults: Minibus & driver with escort to be provided by the potential provider - standard minibus vehicles and wheelchair accessible minibus vehicles up to 16 seaters. The vulnerable adults may be: Older People (OP), people with Learning Disabilities (LD), or people with Physical Disabilities (PD).

Bidders can apply for any of the lots

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More information

Links

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=90672&B=UK

Additional data

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/103835

User / Company

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement

Address

Town Hall
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
S70 2TA
ENG

Telephone

+44 0126000000

Email

procurement@barnsley.gov.uk

Website

https://www.barnsley.gov.uk

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