Official UK procurement notice
Passenger Transport - Supplier Engagement
Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council have appointed Stantec UK Ltd to support a full review of the school and local bus network within Dumfries and Galloway.
To inform this review we are keen to have engagement with existing and potentially new operators for passenger transport, including buses, mini buses and taxis to inform the development and appraisal of options to meet the travel needs of the Dumfries and Galloway community and visitors to the region's. The revised network and longer term contracts are intended to provide an affordable, stable and sustainable model and input from potential suppliers is key to ensuring this is a success.
CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Public road transport services · Public-service buses · Road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Taxi services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice has been published to seek engagement from any operator who may be…Planned
This notice has been published to seek engagement from any operator who may be interested in providing passenger transport services within Dumfries and Galloway to inform a wider review of the local bus and school network across the region. This supplier engagement exercise runs alongside engagement with the community and visitors to the region to better understand their post covid travel needs.
The Council are keen to encourage growth of the existing supply base either through business expansion of existing operators or encouraging new operators into the region.
This is aimed at all road transport operators including taxis, mini bus and bus operators.
A short survey is attached to this notice to get your views on key challenges and considerations. Alternatively a member of the review team can arrange a call or meeting to get your views and understanding of what would be needed to support you deliver efficient and effective passenger transport in Dumfries and Galloway by expressing an interest.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Dec 2023, 11:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Dec 2023, 11:12 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037813- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04297cFind a Tender
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=752614. (SC Ref:752614)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
22 Dec 2023 → 4 Mar 2024 · 2 dates- Notice published22 Dec 2023, 11:12 GMT
- Tender notice expected4 Mar 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- South West of Scotland Transport Partnership (SWestrans)Contracting authority
Process and specification contact points (1)
- Stantec UK LtdProcess contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.