Official UK procurement notice
Dynamic Purchasing System for Transport Services
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought11 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCumberland Council established a Dynamic Purchasing System ("DPS") for the provision of Passenger Transport Services which includes, but not limited to, Home to School, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Pupil Referral Units, and Health, Care and Communities Transport.
The DPS was established on 9th April 2025 and will be open till 28th October 2028, as admittance of new providers will be all year round. There are no further extensions.
It will be a two-stage process: during the first stage interested Tenderers must meet the council's selection criteria in order to be admitted onto the system. Contracts are awarded during the second stage of the process. In stage two the council will invite Tenderers successfully admitted on the DPS to bid for contracts (routes).
Providers can join the DPS at any point in time.
Contracts will be of varying lengths.
The total value for the duration of the DPS, from start date to end date, will not exceed £75M, excluding VAT. Details of expenditure and extension periods are indicative only.
Admittance onto the DPS is NOT a guarantee of work and opportunities will be published following the call off procedure. A decision may be made at the Council's sole discretion to carry out transport provision in house.
For further details, and to access the tender documents, including the service specification, please use the council's online procurement portal The Chest - www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
Registration on The Chest is free of charge.
All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the closing date stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).
Any clarifications you have about the tender must be sent via messaging on the chest by the closing date stated in the ITT.
CPV: Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 97 bids received · 97 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure
11 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Ad Hoc TaxisCancelled
Provision of Transport Services for Ad Hoc Taxis which can include, but not limited to, one off journeys and Rural Wheels services
Lot #2Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the…Awarded
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Lot #317 passenger seats and above
Provision of Transport Services for 17 passenger seats and above
Lot #4Up to 8 passenger seatsCancelled
For the provision of Transport Services up to 8 passenger seats
Lot #5Up to 8 passenger seats with a passenger assistantCancelled
Up to 8 passenger seats with a passenger assistant
Lot #6Between 9 and 16 passenger seatsCancelled
Provision of Transport Services for between 9 and 16 passenger seats
Lot #7Between 9 and 16 passenger seats with a passenger assistantCancelled
Between 9 and 16 passenger seats with a passenger assistant
Lot #8Provision of Transport Services for 17 passenger seats and aboveCancelled
Lot #917 passenger seats and above with a passenger assistantCancelled
Provision of Transport Services for 17 passenger seats and above with a passenger assistant
Lot #10Wheelchair accessible vehiclesCancelled
Provision of Transport Services which require Wheelchair accessible vehicles
Lot #11Wheelchair accessible vehicles with a passenger assistantCancelled
Wheelchair accessible vehicles with a passenger assistant
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 100
- Price: 0
- “Dynamic Purchasing System for Transport Services” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 10 Feb 2025, 17:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 May 2025, 14:53 BST
- Authority reference
DN761218- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022291- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dd76Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Council is conducting the procurement to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), using a restricted procedure, in accordance with Regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) for the purpose of procuring the services described in the Specification. The DPS is set up for up to 4 years and there are no further extensions. The DPS contract will end on 23rd February 2029.
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 23 Feb 2029, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 May 2025 → 23 Feb 2029 · 2 dates- Notice published16 May 2025, 14:53 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown23 Feb 2029, 17:00 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 May 2025, 14:53 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextDuration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system - 'End Date · II.2.7 | 23 February 2029 | 28th October 2028 | |
| — | TextAdditional information · VI.3 | The Council is conducting the procurement to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), using a restricted procedure, in accordance with Regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) for the purpose of procuring the services described in the Specification. The DPS is set up for up to 4 years and there are no further extensions. The DPS contract will end on 23rd February 2029. | The Council is conducting the procurement to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), using a restricted procedure, in accordance with Regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) for the purpose of procuring the services described in the Specification. The DPS contract will end on 28th October 2028. |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast97 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 022291-2025-10
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-11
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-12
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-13
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-14
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-15
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-16
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-17
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-18
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-19
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-2
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-20
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-21
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-22
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-23
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-24
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-25
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-26
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-27
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 022291-2025-28
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the… | 97bids · 97 electronic | 95 | — | £75,000,000 – £75,000,000 |
| Whole notice | 97bids · 97 electronic | 95 | — | £75,000,000 – £75,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
97 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 97 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- 24x7 LtdAdmitted to the market
- 3D travelAdmitted to the market
- A TAXIAdmitted to the market
- AAA Taxi'sAdmitted to the market
- ADL TravelAdmitted to the market
- Alex taxisAdmitted to the market
- Alston TaxisAdmitted to the market
- Amble Coaches LimitedAdmitted to the market
- Andrew Britton T/A Britton TravelAdmitted to the market
- Atkinsons Of BramptonAdmitted to the market
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- Beeline Taxis LtdAdmitted to the market
- Bens TaxisAdmitted to the market
- Blue Star Taxis (Kendal) LtdAdmitted to the market
- Border Taxi's Carlisle LTDAdmitted to the market
- CITY TAXISAdmitted to the market
- CUMBRIA COUNCILAdmitted to the market
- Carlisle 247365 Taxis LtdAdmitted to the market
- Chris Saunders TaxiAdmitted to the market
- Criffel Vue Private Hire LtdAdmitted to the market
- Cumbria Airport Taxis LtdAdmitted to the market
- Cumbria Coaches LtdAdmitted to the market
- D Travel.Admitted to the market
- Davidson minibusesAdmitted to the market
- Downton Travel LtdAdmitted to the market
- Ellenvale Coach Company LtdAdmitted to the market
- FTS Coach Hire LimitedAdmitted to the market
- Fell View Private Hire LTDAdmitted to the market
- Ferdi Ozkan TaxisAdmitted to the market
- Furness of Keswick LTDAdmitted to the market
- Future Private Hire TaxisAdmitted to the market
- GH a2b taxisAdmitted to the market
- GO NORTH EASTAdmitted to the market
- Gosforth taxisAdmitted to the market
- Herdwick TravelAdmitted to the market
- Heron TravelAdmitted to the market
- Hobans Contracting Cars LtdAdmitted to the market
- Hutton HireAdmitted to the market
- Irving of DalstonAdmitted to the market
- Irving's Coach HIre LtdAdmitted to the market
- Irvings taxi hireAdmitted to the market
- JD Coaches Cumbria LtdAdmitted to the market
- Just airportsAdmitted to the market
- JustcabsAdmitted to the market
- K & FM & C JohnsonAdmitted to the market
- K Cars Kendal (UK) LimitedAdmitted to the market
- Lakeside Private HireAdmitted to the market
- M & I Travel ltdAdmitted to the market
- M&V carsAdmitted to the market
- MaryportTravelAdmitted to the market
- Metcalfe Coaches LtdAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.