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Published 4 Jul 2022, 11:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ET16643 Passenger Transport DPS awards 01 April 2026 to 30 June 2026

Official notice

Authority: Hampshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 7 public authorities

Dynamic market2 lotsServicesRestricted procedure
Dynamic market estimate£750,000,000envelope for 2 lots · market-wide estimate, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 16 Dec 2022awarded 30 Jun 2026
Lots 2see the lot list below
Market period 10 yrsends 31 Mar 2033 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Award of contracts under the Council's DPS for passenger transport services for the quarterly period 01 April 2026 to 30 June 2026.

The requirements for passenger transport services are for a wide range of purposes including those listed below:

Adult Social Care Transport

Children's Social Care Transport

Community Transport Services

Subsidised Public Bus Services

Taxishares and Carshares

Home to school transport for both mainstream and SEN schools

Emerging areas of ongoing transportation requirements from Education and Adult and

Children's services e.g. Academics

General transportation services e.g. school trips

Coverage of the DPS :

Most journeys procured through the DPS, where the commissioning authority is Hampshire County Council, will be within Hampshire. On occasions these routes can start in Hampshire but travel out of the county, or vice versa, to neighbouring counties.

On occasion, a journey may be required to a destination which is a significant distance away, within another part of the UK, e.g. where SEN pupil placements are out of the county.

CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Internet services · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services · Road transport services · Software programming and consultancy services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Taxi services

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market
Bids received
999 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Market period
10 yrs from 1 Apr 2023
Electronic auction
yes

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · 1 with a published value
Lot #1Passenger Transport ServicesCancelled South East, South West 10 yrsPublished value£750,000,000

Please see the link below for the list of contracts awarded under this DPS in quarterly reports. These can be found under the right hand webpage heading: 'Supplier lists and contracts awarded'

www.hants.gov.uk/transport/transporto… ↗ Additional information: Quality and Price criteria will vary between contract awards but follow the criteria as set out in the DPS documents.

This notice is for the award of 195 contracts under the DPS for the period 01 April 2026 to 30 June 2026.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2033 (10 yrs)
Delivery: South East, South West · The main place of performance will be Hampshire UKJ3. Occasional journeys may be some distance from the County and will be detailed in call-off contracts. Some journeys may be linked with neighbouring counties. Please see contracts awarded link in II.2.4 below for further details.
Extensions: Individual contract arrangements for their extensions are within their tender documents.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Demand Led Transport servicesPlanned South EastLot estimate not published

This Lot will be for suppliers who can provide Demand Led transport services and IT systems for allowing passengers or HCC staff acting on behalf of a service user to book transport for the scope of services provided under Lot 1. Additional information: Other public bodies may be able to use the DPS and further details will be provided in the procurement documents.

Delivery: South East · The transport services will be provided in the same locations as described in Lot 1 however the delivery of the bookable system will be hosted online and may be delivered outside the area for transport performance.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Lot distribution rule: Lot 1 will be for scheduled and pre-arranged passenger transport services as provided under the existing arrangements.\nLot 2 will be for 'demand led' transport services.
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Suppliers must be capable of meeting a number of requirements including the licencing requirements and insurance, health and safety and safeguarding as set out in the Selection Questionnaire and Specification.

    Insurance

    • Public Liability - £10 million for any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising out of the same event (required for all Suppliers).
    • Employer's Liability - £10 million for any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising out of the same event (required if you employ staff).
    • Motor Vehicle Insurance- unlimited liability in respect of death or bodily injury to third parties, including passengers, and £5 million for liability in respect of loss of, or damage to property (required if you operate any Vehicles).

    If you use owner drivers (employees or self-employed drivers using their own Vehicles covered by their own insurance policies on transport contracts)

    • Motor Contingent Liability - £5 million.

    Additional Insurance double decker vehicles

    • Motor Vehicle Insurance- unlimited liability in respect of death or bodily injury to third parties, including passengers, and £10 million for liability in respect of loss of, or damage to property.

    If you use owner drivers (employees or self-employed drivers using their own Vehicles covered by their own insurance policies on transport contracts)

    • Motor Contingent Liability - £10 million.

    Further insurance requirements are set out for suppliers operating Public Bus services and details are in the tender docume…

What this means for your bid
  • “ET16643 Passenger Transport DPS awards 01 April 2026 to 30 June 2026” 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 the vehicle
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
4 Jul 2022, 11:16 BST
Last source update
22 Jul 2026, 12:22 BST
Authority reference
ET16643
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069122
Classification (CPV)
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driverInternet servicesNon-scheduled passenger transportPublic road transport servicesRoad transport servicesSoftware programming and consultancy servicesSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport servicesTaxi services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)South West (UKK15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034d67 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: Number of total returns for this quarter was 1456.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Admission period ends
16 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Aug 2022 → 22 Jul 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    16 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published85 days ago
    22 Jul 2026, 12:22 BST

Notice history

14 events · 15 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2022
  1. Published value published: £750,000,000
    21 Oct 2022, 14:53 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    21 Oct 2022, 14:53 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    21 Oct 2022, 14:53 BST
  4. Deadline published: 16 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
    21 Oct 2022, 14:53 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    21 Oct 2022, 14:53 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    31 Jul 2023, 17:35 BST
  7. Buyer details updated
    31 Jan 2024, 14:39 GMT
  8. Buyer details updated
    19 Apr 2024, 15:21 BST
  9. Buyer details updated
    8 Jul 2024, 09:12 BST
  10. Buyer details updated
    17 Oct 2024, 11:57 BST
  11. Buyer details updated
    15 Apr 2025, 15:07 BST
  12. Buyer details updated
    4 Jul 2025, 09:07 BST
  13. Buyer details updated
    8 Oct 2025, 10:41 BST
  14. Buyer details updated
    13 Apr 2026, 09:17 BST
Routine re-releases (15)
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 8 Oct 2025
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 4 Jul 2025
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 15 Apr 2025
  • 2025-01: 1 release · 22 Jan 2025
  • 2024-10: 1 release · 17 Oct 2024
  • 2024-07: 1 release · 8 Jul 2024
  • 2024-04: 1 release · 19 Apr 2024
  • 2024-01: 2 releases · 30 Jan 2024, 31 Jan 2024
  • 2023-07: 1 release · 31 Jul 2023
  • 2022-10: 1 release · 21 Oct 2022
  • 2022-07: 1 release · 4 Jul 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 999
Contracts signed 13latest 30 Jun 2026

13 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 069122-2026-1

    Signed
    30 Jun 2026
    Value
    £22,908,633
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2033
    Status
    active
  • Contract 033057-2026-1

    Signed
    31 Mar 2026
    Value
    £13,586,897
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2033
    Status
    active
  • Contract 002487-2026-1

    Signed
    31 Dec 2025
    Value
    £18,846,817
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2033
    Status
    active
  • Contract 063170-2025-1

    Signed
    30 Sept 2025
    Value
    £53,580,472
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2033
    Status
    active
  • Contract 037285-2025-1

    Signed
    30 Jun 2025
    Value
    £8,679,004
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2033
    Status
    active
  • Contract 015295-2025-1

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £13,124,544
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2033
    Status
    active
  • Contract 002259-2025-1

    Signed
    31 Dec 2024
    Value
    £21,678,613
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2033
    Status
    active
  • Contract 033540-2024-1

    Signed
    30 Sept 2024
    Value
    £20,791,524
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2033
    Status
    active
  • Contract 020718-2024-1

    Signed
    30 Jun 2024
    Value
    £14,357,344
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2033
    Status
    active
  • Contract 012852-2024-1

    Signed
    31 Mar 2024
    Value
    £21,052,882
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2033
    Status
    active
  • Contract 003226-2024-1

    Signed
    31 Dec 2023
    Value
    £17,257,294
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2033
    Status
    active
  • Contract 003100-2024-1

    Signed
    30 Sept 2023
    Value
    £44,017,825
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2033
    Status
    active
  • Contract 022240-2023-1

    Signed
    30 Jun 2023
    Value
    £6,791,733
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2033
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Passenger Transport Services999bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Corporate Operations, Winchester, South East, SO23 8UJContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

4 commercial parties on the notice
  • See link in II.2.4Admitted to the market See link in II.2.4, South East
  • See link in II.2.4Admitted to the market See link in II.2.4, Hampshire, South East
  • see link in II.2.4Admitted to the market see link in II.2.4, South East
  • see link in II.2.4Admitted to the market see link II.2.4, South East

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria