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Published 22 May 2025, 18:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Taxi Services for Passenger Transport

Official notice

Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)

Dynamic marketServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£3,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 5 Jan 2026from the planned procurement notice
Market period 2 yrsends 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2036 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Swansea Council are looking to develop a dynamic market to replace the current Taxi DPS that will provide Home to School transport as well as Social Services transport.

CPV: Taxi services

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market
Market period
2 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 1 Jul 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2036 with extensions
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Provision of Taxi Services for Passenger Transport” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 May 2025, 18:20 BST
Last source update
22 May 2025, 18:20 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-025378
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Taxi services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051f75 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Admission period ends
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Timeline

22 May 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 18:20 BST
  2. Tender notice expected296 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Contract starts120 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 18:20 BST
    UK1

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

City & County of Swansea

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYYD-8699-BJGD Civic Centre, Swansea, Wales, SA1 3SNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender