Official UK procurement notice
Extension of existing Dynamic Purchasing System for the Supply of Passenger Transport Services
Authority: Wirral Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWirral Council has set up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Passenger Transport Services. The Council is inviting suitably qualified operators to request to participate in the DPS for the provision of its Transport Services covering Private Hire, Hackney Carriage, PSV/PCV and other appropriately licenced vehicles.
If you are successfully appointed to the DPS following your submission you will be invited by the Council to submit tenders for relevant services through a call for competition. This DPS remains open for any supplier to request to participate throughout the duration of the DPS. The Council proposes to enter into contracts for periods of up to 3 years, dependent on the requirement, with options to extend. Such extensions will be at the discretion of the Council and subject to satisfactory performance. A combination of Lots/routes may be tendered.
We reserve the right to extend, shorten or terminate, in part or whole, any Lot or the entire DPS at any time giving 6 months' notice.
This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) was established in 2022, with a start date of 01 September 2022. Due to the lack of viable alternatives provided by the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) and in line with the transition arrangements, the Council is extending the Passenger Transport DPS period of validity - in accordance with Regulation 28(1)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 - from 01 September 2026 to 23 February 2029, to ensure continuity of service. All other terms and conditions of the DPS remain unchanged.
This Dynamic Purchasing System has a total estimated value of £61 million, (the estimated value of the extension is up to £40 million) covering the period from its establishment in 2022 to the end of its period of validity.
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Transport for vulnerable childrenRenewal
Transport by Minibus, wheelchair access vehicles, private hire vehicles and Hackney carriages. This contract lot is for the delivery of pupils various educational establishments as directed. The Contractor must supply a passenger assistant if indicated within the schedule. Wheelchair access may be required if indicated as children may have poor mobility or other special needs. Contractors must submit a 'rate per day', 'weekly rate', or a combined daily mileage and rate per mile as directed on the schedule and no waiting time is to be charged to this contract. Additional information: This DPS has been extended for a further 30 months to 23 February 2029. The duration given in II.2.7) is the duration of the extension period.
The extension will allow Wirral Council and potential bidders time to plan a suitable replacement under the Procurement Act 2023 that also takes into consideration the objectives of the National Procurement Policy Statement.
We reserve the right to extend, shorten or terminate, in part or whole, any Lot or the entire DPS at any time giving 6 months' notice.
Estimated Value excluding VAT: £61 million GBP
Lot #2Transport for vulnerable adultsRenewal
Transport by Minibus, wheelchair access vehicles, private hire vehicles and Hackney carriages. This contract lot is for the delivery of transport of vulnerable adults to day centres or other venues as directed. The Contractor must supply a passenger assistant as indicated within the schedule. Wheelchair access may be required if indicated as adults may have poor mobility or other special needs. Contractors must submit a 'rate per day', 'weekly rate', or a combined daily mileage and rate per mile as directed on the schedule and no waiting time is to be charged to this contract. Additional information: This DPS has been extended for a further 30 months to 23 February 2029. The duration given in II.2.7) is the duration of the extension period.
The extension will allow Wirral Council and potential bidders time to plan a suitable replacement under the Procurement Act 2023 that also takes into consideration the objectives of the National Procurement Policy Statement.
We reserve the right to extend, shorten or terminate, in part or whole, any Lot or the entire DPS at any time giving 6 months' notice.
Value excluding VAT: £61 million GBP
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Extension of existing Dynamic Purchasing System for the Supply of…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Wirral Borough Council buys Transport services (except waste transport) (CPV 60), and who usually turns up
Wirral Borough 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: Transport services (except waste transport) (CPV 60) →
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside North West England.
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Half of these awards were announced within 41 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid13% / 2%
2–36% / 9%
4–619% / 30%
7+63% / 59%
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Our matching links this notice to “Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System 2022” of this authority, but none of the 19 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.
Lot #1Transport for vulnerable childrenCPV 60000000Estimate not published
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1 bid4%
2–37%
4–615%
7+75%
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| 24 X 7 LTD.Earlier contract | Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System 2022notice published Jun 2022 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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HATS Group LtdLarge | £351m26 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £145m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 15% above n=19 |
| £99k1 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 1 live · £1.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| — | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| — | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #2Transport for vulnerable adultsCPV 60000000Estimate not published
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A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid5%
2–38%
4–611%
7+75%
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Where the award price may land.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| 24 X 7 LTD.Earlier contract | Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System 2022notice published Jun 2022 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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Who could compete for this lot?
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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 |
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HATS Group LtdLarge | £351m26 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £145m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 15% above n=19 |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 20 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 23 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 32 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 26 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
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.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
51% title match.
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.
51% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (51% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System 2022 — held by Computer Cab (Liverpool) Ltd and DAVES Travel (+1 more); no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted 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
- Yes
- First published
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:33 GMT
- Authority reference
DN610179- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010917- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064a04Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Admission period ends
- 23 Feb 2029, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 Feb 2026 → 23 Feb 2029 · 2 dates- Notice published258 days ago6 Feb 2026, 12:33 GMT
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown23 Feb 2029, 12:00 GMT
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
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.