Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) 17 Seats and Over
Hampshire County CouncilEstimated Value
£4,000,000 – £5,000,000
Deadline
1 September 2015
Published
3 August 2015
Type
services
Overview
Hampshire County Council invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to be considered for selection to tender for admission to the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of Transportation 17 Seats and over for Home to School Transport, Education and Adult/Children Transportation Requirements, General Transportation Services. The DPS will commence on 1st October 2015 and will be for a period of 5 years with an option to extend by annual increments up to a maximum of 10 years.
How to obtain the PQQ Documents The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting ‘View Details’ on the relevant tender advert and clicking the ‘Express Interest’ tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs – ‘Tender’, PQQ- documents, ‘Correspondence’, ‘Clarifications’ & ‘History’.
Select the 2nd tab (PQQ) where you will find useful information under ‘Tender Details’ continue to scroll down to the heading ‘Tender Documents Received’ where you will be able to view / download the documents. The Contracting Authority views that the range of services to be procured during this tender should be awarded as a multiple supplier DPS and seeks applications from suitably experienced suppliers who wish to pre-qualify for this service.
Key dates
- Commences
- 1st October 2015
- Duration
- 5 years
Submission
Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire, and complete and submit the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire together with any supporting information requested by 2:00pm on 1 September 2015.
Additional details
Whilst every effort has been made to consider the full scope of the requirement, the Contracting Authority does not guarantee the volume of the services required resulting from this DPS or that it will accept any prequalification on completion of the procurement exercise. At the discretion of the council, if a supplier ceases to meet the original exclusion or selection criteria during the course of the DPS it is likely that it may be excluded or suspended from taking part in any Mini-Competition (Tender) process. If a supplier fails one of the mandatory grounds during the course of the DPS the County Council may be required to remove the supplier from the DPS.
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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCILKey Dates
Published
3 August 2015
Submission deadline
1 September 2015
Notice type
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