Tender: Cheshire East Council DPS for Home-to-School (Mainstream & SEND) and Supported Local Bus Passenger Transport

Released over 3 years ago

Closes06 Jul 2031
Likely valueEstimate£3.4M to £33.0MInflation adjusted
LocationNorth West
SourceProContract
CategoryTransport & Logistics
1704 days leftCloses Sun, 6 July 2031

Cheshire East Council is seeking passenger transport operators to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of passenger transport, split into two lots: Lot 1 – Home to School Passenger Transport Provision for mainstream, Special Education Needs & Disabilities (SEND) and college; and Lot 2 – Supported Local Bus Service Provision. The initial DPS period is 8 years with options to extend by four 12-month periods, and new applicants may apply to join the DPS during the contract duration. When completing online evaluations, suppliers must complete Parts 1 and 2 of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) 2023 and the relevant SQ Part 3 for the lot(s) being applied to (SQ Part 3 - Lot 1 for Home to School Passenger Transport and SQ Part 3 - Lot 2 for Local Bus Service).

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