Tender: Warwickshire County Council DPS for Home-to-School Passenger Transport (Taxi/Private Hire, up to 8 seats)

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Warwickshire County Council is seeking suppliers to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of home-to-school passenger transport using taxis or private hire cars. Operators accepted onto the DPS will be invited to tender for routes as they arise; vehicles must be no more than 8 seats. Passenger assistants may be required on some routes and staff training is required on all routes as set out in the DPS agreement. Only operators who have applied to and been accepted onto the DPS and who have completed satisfactory due diligence checks will be offered opportunities. Contracts let under the DPS (call-offs) can vary in length and may extend beyond the DPS expiry; opportunities will be issued via electronic auction or electronic quote through the CSW-Jets online portal. The notice states an anticipated value of £190,000,000 for the current financial year and estimates the value excluding VAT over the intended 7-year period at around £140,000,000, though this may be smaller given a reduced period of validity.