Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Dorset Council
Dorset Council, South Walks House, South Walks Road
Dorchester
DT1 1UZ
Contact
Mr Adam Langston
adam.langston@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1305221250
Fax
+44 1305228567
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
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
Passenger Transport - Dynamic Purchasing System
Reference number
DN245509
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60100000 - Road transport services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
A Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport Services as required by Dorset Council.
Applications to participate with this DPS can be made on the portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk REF:DN245509
The publishing of this Contract Notice is to communicate the renewal of the above DPS (Ref DN245509), which was originally established in May 2017 for a 4 year period ending 30 April 2021 but with option to extend subject to performance and requirements. This DPS is now to be renewed for a 4 further year period which will end 30 April 2025.
Any organisation already awarded onto the DPS will remain. Any new applications can continue to be made at the above mentioned address.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport Services as required by Dorset Council.
This Dynamic Purchasing System will be used to procure passenger transport services as required by Dorset Council. These requirements may include, but are not limited to, transport for Children to School, Children with Special Education Needs and Children in Care. It may also be used to procure supported public passenger transport services and transport for various social care purposes.
All organisations that meet and pass the exclusion and selection criteria detailed within the e-procurement portal will be admitted.
For specific contracts all suppliers admitted to the DPS will be invited to tender. The award criteria will only be price but may be formulated more precisely for each specific contracts, as set out in the invitation to tender for the specific contract.
As detailed within the Short Description above, the publishing of this Contract Notice is to communicate the renewal of the above named DPS (Ref DN245509), which was originally established in May 2017 for a 4 year period ending 30 April 2021 but with option to extend subject to performance and requirements. This DPS is now to be renewed for a 4 further year period which will end 30 April 2025.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
As a dynamic purchasing system this may be extended with the publication of a further Contract notice. The Authority will review the performance of the DPS and consider extension of its operation.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The estimated value of £20 million provided on this notice is based on the total value of all passenger transport services required by the Council over the next 4 year period and does not include the value of the original 4 year period of the DPS. As requirements are subject to change the value is provided as an estimation only.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2017/S 055-101741
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
30 April 2025
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Dorset Council
Dorchester
Country
United Kingdom