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Tender: Home-to-School Transport for Children with Special Educational Needs – Kent County Council (DPS)

Released 11 months ago

Closes21 Feb 2029

Likely valueEstimate£5.0M to £34.0MInflation adjusted

LocationSouth East

AgencyKent County Council

SourceContracts Finder

CategoryTransport & Logistics

839 days leftCloses Wed, 21 Feb 2029

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Kent County Council is seeking suppliers to provide home-to-school transport services for children and students with special educational needs, delivering them safely and efficiently to and from selected schools under a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Suppliers must provide vehicles, drivers and passenger assistants, embed proactive communication with the Council, schools and parents/guardians, and meet the individual needs of each passenger across a range of conditions including learning difficulties, mental health, behavioural, speech and communication difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder, sensory impairments, physical and hidden disabilities; services must meet safeguarding and the terms of contract with further scope and technical details provided in the tender documentation. The DPS was originally established in 2016 and its period of validity has been extended from 01 November 2026 to 23 February 2029 to ensure continuity of service.

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