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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042c68"
title: "DPS for Special Education Needs Transport 2014 to 2018"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dps-for-special-education-needs-transport-2014-to-2018-ocds-h6vhtk-042c68"
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# DPS for Special Education Needs Transport 2014 to 2018

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dps-for-special-education-needs-transport-2014-to-2018-ocds-h6vhtk-042c68). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council: "DPS for Special Education Needs Transport 2014 to 2018". Published status: active. Dynamic Market Estimate: £7,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Feb 2028, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 476 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council-ons-e06000008)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** £7,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 February 2028 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD41
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042c68`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dps-for-special-education-needs-transport-2014-to-2018-ocds-h6vhtk-042c68#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dps-for-special-education-needs-transport-2014-to-2018-ocds-h6vhtk-042c68#participate

## Description
This is a four year DPS framework agreement under which we will run mini competitions for school related SEN transport services. All operators that meet the criteria to be on the framework agreement will get the opportunity to bid in e-auctions / mini competitions for specific routes. The Council envisages offering up an initial package of routes for a set period of time and then subsequently for the same routes for further period of times and/or different routes on different price structures. The criteria for the e-auctions / mini competitions will be lowest price.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** This is a four year DPS framework agreement under which we will run mini competitions for school related SEN transport services. All operators that meet the criteria to be on the framework agreement will get the opportunity to bid in e-auctions / min...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000981-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-11T14:56:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:47:16.853Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042c68