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Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Transport Services

Nottinghamshire County Council

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Not specified

Deadline

23 February 2029

866 days remaining

Published

20 January 2025

Type

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GB

Overview

Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) is seeking to establish a provider list, using a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), of organisations able to provide Transport Services including Local Bus, Mainstream Home-to-School, School Meals Transport, Ad-Hoc Taxi, Special Education Needs, High Dependency, Adult Social Care and Curriculum Transport Services.The purpose of this tender is to establish the DPS for the provision of Transport Services. Under the DPS transport will be provided using vehicles of various capacities (minimum 4 seats and upwards) and in accordance with current Public Service Vehicle (PSV) Legislation, Private Hire or Hackney Carriage legislation or under Section 19 or 22 Permit.The contract will be available for use for the following public bodies to utilise in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (inc Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham City Hospital). We are also giving the opportunity for Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council and the East Midlands Combined County Authority to utilise this contract should they wish to.

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Nottinghamshire County Council is setting up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) so local authorities and NHS trusts can buy a range of transport services—from school buses to adult social‑care shuttles—through a pre‑approved list of providers.

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Typepublic body
RegionEast Midlands
Total tenders178
Total spend£5,978,334,112
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Published

20 January 2025

Submission deadline

23 February 2029

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