Gloucestershire County Council Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Gloucestershire County CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £210,000,000
Deadline
1 March 2030
1238 days remaining
Published
2 April 2020
Type
services
Overview
This is an opportunity to become part of a passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to deliver GCC's passenger transport services up to a value of £210m over a 10 year period. Passenger transport operations are an area of high risk and are governed by a considerable amount of legislation such as vehicle and taxi licensing, the Transport Act (1985) and the Road Traffic Act (1994).
The tender pack sets out the Council's requirements for this 10 year DPS that which commence in March 2020. The Dynamic Purchasing System is divided into the following Categories: • Category 1: Specialist Short Notice Transport (cars) • Category 2: Mainstream Short Notice Transport (cars) • Category 3: Specialist Long Term Transport (cars) • Category 4: Specialist PSV Transport (PSV) • Category 5: Mainstream Long Term Transport (cars) • Category 6: Mainstream PSV Transport (PSV) • Category 7: Public Transport Services(PSV) 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/ (DPS is in place for 10 years but Contract finder restrictions does not allow this to be displayed)
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Gloucestershire County Council is setting up a 10‑year Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for passenger transport services worth up to £210 million, allowing suppliers to bid for any of seven transport categories.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
Newent Association for the Disabled also t/as NAD Contracts Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 25 Jun 2026ends 31 Jul 2029£142,500
total awarded
- 2
Stagecoach West
1 contract wonlatest 3 Jun 2026ends 16 Jun 2029£15,000
total awarded
Newent Association for the Disabled also t/as NAD Contracts Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Gloucestershire County CouncilKey Dates
Published
2 April 2020
Submission deadline
1 March 2030
Notice type
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