Opportunity

Wakefield SEN Home to School Taxi & Minibus Contracts DPS

  • West Yorkshire Combined Authority

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice with call for competition)

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-002409

Published 26 January 2023, 12:24pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street

Leeds

LS1 2DE

Contact

Paul Emmett

Email

Paul.Emmett@westyorks-ca.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1132517323

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE42 - Leeds

National registration number

8876556

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/103257

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=58738&B=UK

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=58738&B=UK

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Wakefield SEN Home to School Taxi & Minibus Contracts DPS

Reference number

CA64800

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60120000 - Taxi services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The SEN Transport Team at WYCA is responsible for commissioning and overseeing Home to School transport contracts with taxi and minibus operators for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities on behalf of Wakefield Council. The CA is implementing this DPS in order to approve suppliers to bid on these contracts. In the past the contracts have been operated off an approved list and this DPS will work in a similar way by streamlining the process, making it easier to manage and less labour intensive for both the teams at WYCA and operators to bid against contracts.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60120000 - Taxi services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE45 - Wakefield

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The SEN Transport Team at WYCA is responsible for commissioning and overseeing Home to School transport contracts with taxi and minibus operators for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities on behalf of Wakefield Council. The CA is implementing this DPS in order to approve suppliers to bid on these contracts. In the past the contracts have been operated off an approved list and this DPS will work in a similar way by streamlining the process, making it easier to manage and less labour intensive for both the teams at WYCA and operators to bid against contracts.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

31 December 2027

Local time

12:00am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Public Regulator

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Public Regulator

London

Country

United Kingdom