Official UK procurement notice
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport Services
Authority: Flintshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport Services (New/Reapplications)
CPV: Public road transport services · Road transport services · Taxi services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Places
- up to 999 suppliers
- Market period
- 2 yrs 10 mo from 22 May 2023, Dynamic Purchasing System
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renewal
Please see notice Ref: 41795-2017 (2017/S 024-041795) Published 03/02/2017FEB185178 and Notice Ref: ocds-kuma6s-073526 Published 22/11/2017
Flintshire County Council (the Council) established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Passenger Transport in 2017. Due to the previous notification in respect of this DPS having closed on the 31/03/2023 we are issuing a new notice, as the DPS remains open for new applications via Proactis Source to Contract Portal (supplierlive.proactisp2p.com ↗)
**Suppliers already accepted on to the DPS DO NOT need to reapply**
Under the DPS Service Providers operate, who are fully capable of providing safe, high quality, responsive and cost effective passenger transport services, to include Local Bus Services Routes, Mainstream Education, SEN, Music Services, Post 16, Short Term Care, Children's and Adult Services, Emergency Cover Contingency Arrangements and Community Based Transport. Individual contracts are awarded via further competition, with all suppliers successfully admitted to the DPS invited to participate in all calls for further competition via the Proactis Source to Contract Portal. Additional information: **PLEASE NOTE - Suppliers already accepted on to the DPS DO NOT need to re-apply**
Log in to the Proactis Supplier Portal to access information relating this DPS and submit an application:- supplierlive.proactisp2p.com ↗
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- DPS Minimum Requirements: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
- DPS Minimum Requirements: 100
- Price: 0
- “Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 999 suppliers, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Flintshire County Council buys Road transport services (CPV 6010), and who usually turns up
Flintshire County Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Road transport services (CPV 6010) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
No supplier sizes published for this authority.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means the winner is registered in the region where that contract was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in Wales (Cymru).
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 22 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
No awards recorded for this authority in this market.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0%
2–383%
4–617%
7+0%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 6010Published estimate£48m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–37%
4–623%
7+70%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
Dansa LtdSME | 10 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=1 |
| 5 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 3 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 11 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 8 awards in 36m · last 13 months ago | None on file | 15% above n=2 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 May 2023, 13:19 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 09:45 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Mar 2026 – …
- Authority reference
DPS422- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022709- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c976Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: **PLEASE NOTE - Suppliers already accepted on to the DPS DO NOT need to re-apply** Log in to the Proactis Supplier Portal at:- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are: See Tender Documents (WA Ref:131659) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via ProContract (Due North)Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com ↗
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Admission period ends
- 27 Oct 2028, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
22 May 2023 → 27 Oct 2028 · 4 dates- Contract starts22 May 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published223 days ago13 Mar 2026, 09:45 GMT
- Bids opened205 days ago31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown27 Oct 2028, 12:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 27 Oct 2028, 12:00 BST13 Mar 2026, 09:45 GMT+941 days · was 31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 31 Mar 2026 | 27 Oct 2028 | +941 d |
| — | Contract periodDuration End · II.2.7 | 31 Mar 2026 | 27 Oct 2028 | +941 d |
This DPS has been extended to 27/10/2028. Suppliers already approved on the DPS do not need to to anything and will continue to remain on the DPS until 27/10/2028. Any contracts already awarded via the DPS remain as they are and there are no changes. The Council will continue to use this DPS for their Transport requirements until 27/10/2028 and the DPS will remain open for any suppliers to apply t…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria