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Published 12 Sept 2025, 15:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PSEUDO DYNAMIC PURCHASING SYSTEM (DPS) FOR THE PROVISION OF TAXI AND MINIBUS SERVICES

Official notice

Authority: Gateshead Council (Local council)

Dynamic marketServicesRestricted procedure
Dynamic market estimate£8,000,000market-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 19 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will cover the Council's requirements for taxi and minibus services and will encompass Home to Care Transport, Home to School and College Transport, Transport for Adults, Looked After Children, People with Additional Needs, other Vulnerable People, Officers of the Council and any other transport requirement as authorised by the Authorised Officer.

Please note that a notice for this procurement was originally publish within OJEU.

CPV: Taxi services

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal
Delivery: North East · Gateshead
Extensions: DPS will be renewed if not extendedVariant bids: not allowed

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed in the procurement documents.

What this means for your bid
  • “PSEUDO DYNAMIC PURCHASING SYSTEM (DPS) FOR THE PROVISION OF TAXI AND…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Closed
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
12 Sept 2025, 15:39 BST
Last source update
12 Sept 2025, 15:43 BST
Authority reference
DN483611
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056299
Classification (CPV)
Taxi services
Delivery area
North East (UKC2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0599a0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Admission period ends
19 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Sept 2025 → 19 Aug 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 15:43 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period ends70 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    19 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DateIV.1.2.—22 Feb 2028

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

GATESHEAD COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Regent Street, Gateshead, North East, NE81HHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria