RCC-1118-S-DPS Home to School DPS

The Council wishes to invite bidders to register as a supplier for the supply of services in respect of Home to School Transport, including ASC and children's transport primarily in Rutland but including the surrounding areas. The Council is responsible for ensuring children and young people are safely transported on all forms of transport provided under contract. The specification covers the provision of transport for a wide range of children and young people, including those with Special Educational Needs and Children Looked After. Bidders will need to be able to meet individuals’ needs and provide an appropriate quality of transport and high passenger satisfaction levels.

The service priorities of this contract are:

• To provide a safe and reliable transport service to meet students’ needs in taking them to and from school on time

Further information on the requirement and relevant performance standards are available within the Specification

The scope of services to be provided in the DPS are as follows:

• Transport for Adult Social Care users to day services and any other requirements.
• Transport for Children to and from school and any other requirements.

This DPS Agreement is for an initial term of one year (until 31 07 2025), with an option to extend on an annual basis, depending on the Council’s needs. The Council is using the process of a DPS to enable Providers to apply for the DPS at any time.

It is difficult to predict the exact value of this DPS, as the Council’s requirements are likely to vary over the contract term, but it is estimated that the annual value will be up to £2,580,000.00 per year. Please note that this value is based on greatest spend for each of the initial year. The Council may not have this level of requirement throughout the duration of the DPS, and as such expenditure may be less.

There will be no guaranteed level of work under this DPS.