Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport (Taxis and Minibuses)

  • South Tyneside Council

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-067718

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-029ce1 (view related notices)

Published 23 October 2025, 10:50am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

South Tyneside Council

Town Hall, Westoe Road

South Shields

NE332RL

Contact

Karen Dixon

Email

karen.dixon@southtyneside.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7585966533

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://southtyneside.gov.uk


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport (Taxis and Minibuses)

Reference number

DN533107

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will cover the Council's requirements for taxi and minibus passenger transport services, including passenger assistants (escorts), where appropriate, and will encompass home to/from school and college transport, home to/from care transport, Looked After Children, people with additional needs, including complex needs and/or challenging behaviour, other vulnerable people, and councillors and officers of the Council and any other transport requirement as authorised by the Authorised Officer.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2021/S 000-005488


Section seven. Changes

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

Section number

II.2.7

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Description of renewals

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This DPS is operational for 6 years, during this time suppliers may apply to join the DPS. Once on this DPS list, suppliers will be invited to tender for all the council's transport requirements. Contracts issued during the operation of the DPS are likely to be between 1-3 year duration and therefore renewable.

Passenger transport is an ongoing requirement and once this DPS expires (June 2027) a renewed procurement is likely to take place.

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This DPS is operational for 8 years, during this time suppliers may apply to join the DPS. Once on this DPS list, suppliers will be invited to tender for all the council's transport requirements. Contracts issued during the operation of the DPS are likely to be between 1-3 year duration and therefore renewable.

Passenger transport is an ongoing requirement and once this DPS expires (23rd of February 2029) a renewed procurement is likely to take place.

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IV.2.2

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Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

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Under the new PA23, the DPS which was set up under PCR15 has been extended to 23rd of February 2029.