Dynamic Purchasing System for Transport Services 2025
For the Provision of Transport services - Up to 8 passenger seats
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Westmorland and Furness Council are seeking to establish 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, Adult Social Care, Scheduled bus services and community transport services. The Services have been divided into the following work packages (Lots): Lot 1a – Up to 8 passenger seats Lot 1b – Up to 8 passenger seats with a passenger assistant Lot 2a – Between 9 and 16 passenger seats Lot 2b - Between 9 and 16 passenger seats with a passenger assistant Lot 3a – 17 passenger seats and above Lot 3b – 17 passenger seats and above with a passenger assistant Lot 4a – Wheelchair accessible vehicles Lot 4b – Wheelchair accessible vehicles with a passenger assistant Lot 5 – Ad Hoc Taxis Further details of the DPS are included in the Invitation to Tender documents available via The Chest. All clarifications regarding the tender documents must be directed via the messages area of the project dashboard. Any queries regarding using The Chest - https://procontract.due-north.com - please use the support available from the home page. The Submission deadline is Friday the 7th March 2025 12 Noon.
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For the Provision of Transport services - Up to 8 passenger seats
For the Provision of Transport services - Up to 8 passenger seats with a passenger assistant
For the Provision of Transport services -Between 9 and 16 passenger seats
For the Provision of Transport services - Between 9 and 16 passenger seats with a passenger assistant
For the Provision of Transport services - 17 passenger seats and above
For the Provision of Transport services -17 passenger seats and above with a passenger assistant
For the Provision of Transport services -Wheelchair accessible vehicles
For the Provision of Transport services - Wheelchair accessible vehicles with a passenger assistant
For the Provision of Transport services - Ad Hoc Taxis
| Item | Category | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1a | Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Not published |
| 1b | Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Not published |
| 2a | Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Not published |
| 2b | Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Not published |
| 3a | Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Not published |
| 3b | Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Not published |
| 4a | Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Not published |
| 4b | Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Not published |
| 5 | Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Not published |
Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 60. The category anchor is Transport services (excl. Waste transport) (60000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.
| Comparison set | Procedures | Reported bids per procedure | Named award suppliers | Price evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market: CPV division 60 | 15,315 | 8 median · 20.1 average (13,610 of 15,315 with a bid count) | 1.3 average (13,748 of 15,315 with named award suppliers) | 1 comparable price pairs |
| Same buyer | 3 | 18 median · 18 average (2 of 3 with a bid count) | 10 average (2 of 3 with named award suppliers) | Not published |
| Delivery region: UKD1 | 14 | 8 median · 1,574 average (6 of 14 with a bid count) | 20 average (6 of 14 with named award suppliers) | Not published |
| Similar published value (0.5×–2×) | 85 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.
Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.
No planning milestones published.
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
No documents are published in the current source record.
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-04dc09 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 003886-2025 |
| Latest release timestamp | Wed Feb 05 2025 19:12:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | active |
| Procurement method | selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Main procurement category | services |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 32014L0024 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | 2025-03-07T12:00:00Z |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=3ffbee05-1edf-ef11-8133-005056b64545 |
| Submission languages | en |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | £69,000,000 |
| Tender lots in source | 9 |
| Tender items in source | 9 |
| Tender documents in source | 0 |
| Awards in latest release | 0 |
| Contracts in latest release | 0 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2025 | tender | 003886-2025 |
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
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"name": "High Court of England",
"roles": [
"reviewBody"
],
"address": {
"locality": "London",
"postalCode": "WC2A 2LL",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"streetAddress": "The Strand"
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"identifier": {
"legalName": "High Court of England"
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"language": "en",
"description": "Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN761387) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you.\nWestmorland and Furness Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Westmorland and Furness Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity.\nThe Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates.",
"initiationType": "tender"
}