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title: "Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport (Taxis and Minibuses)"
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# Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport (Taxis and Minibuses)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dynamic-purchasing-system-for-the-provision-of-passenger-transport-taxis-and-minibuses-ocds-h6vhtk-029ce1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Tyneside Council: "Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport (Taxis and Minibuses)". Published status: active. Dynamic Market Estimate: £12,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 May 2027, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 224 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [South Tyneside Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-tyneside-council-ons-e08000023)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** £12,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 May 2027 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dynamic-purchasing-system-for-the-provision-of-passenger-transport-taxis-and-minibuses-ocds-h6vhtk-029ce1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029ce1`

## 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/dynamic-purchasing-system-for-the-provision-of-passenger-transport-taxis-and-minibuses-ocds-h6vhtk-029ce1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dynamic-purchasing-system-for-the-provision-of-passenger-transport-taxis-and-minibuses-ocds-h6vhtk-029ce1#participate

## Description
This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will cover the Council's requirements for taxi and minibus passenger transport services, including passenger assistants (escorts), where appropriate, and will encompass home to/from school and college transport, home to/from care transport, Looked After Children, people with additional needs, including complex needs and/or challenging behaviour, other vulnerable people, and councillors and officers of the Council and any other transport requirement as authorised by the Authorised Officer.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £12,000,000
- **Description:** South Tyneside Council  is procuring this DPS on behalf of itself, and their partner organisations including any:
•	Public or private entity (including limited companies) in which the Council has a shareholding or interest;
•	Any Maintained and Acade...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F067718-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-23T09:50:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T04:41:39.610Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029ce1