Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Cambridgeshire County Council
New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald
Huntingdon
PE28 4YE
Contact
Mr Paul Tamanis-Laing
Paul.Tamanis-Laing@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7468859827
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH - East of England
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
21034 Social and Education transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System 2021 (DN559834)
Reference number
DN596218
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This DPS is for delivery of home to school and social care transport services. This transport
will be for a range of client groups including (but not limited to), pupils (to/from mainstream
and special educational needs establishments), children’s social care service users and adult
social care service users. These services will be for Cambridgeshire County Council and
Peterborough City Council primarily, though other local authorities and public bodies within
Cambridgeshire may also access services.
This solution shall offer one Platform to service providers to bid for work for Home to School
transport services both mainstream and SEND, Children's social care and Adult social care
transport services across the County.
The estimated value of the DPS is approximately £30 million per annum, thus representing a
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total potential value of £300,000,000 over the maximum ten year term.
The Dynamic Purchasing system currently operates a weekly onboarding (Fridays at 12:00
round closure), it has been decided that the On-Boarding will move to TWICE a month
frequency.
This change will take effect from September 2024 with the round closing 6th September,
then fortnightly for there in, (to be clear the following one will be 20th September at 12:00).
Under the DPS Agreement such is change is allowed, please refer to the Invitation to
Participate document on ProContract section Rounds 1.6.17 – 1.6.19 for further information.
For any New Operators wishing to join the dynamic Purchase system, will mean that your
application will be review following the round closure ONLY TWICE during each month.
Please ensure you take this change into account, if you are keen to bid for opportunities
advertised under this DPS.
For Current Operators this will not have any immediate impact unless you have to update
your previous submission. If you wish to make changes to your application, please ensure you
have considered that any changes will not be reviewed until the next round closure (every
fortnight).
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-025273
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.2.2
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Date
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