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Passenger Transport Services DPS

North Somerset Council

Estimated Value

Not specified

Deadline

28 February 2029

868 days remaining

Published

20 March 2017

Type

Not specified

South WestGB

Overview

Dynamic Purchasing system for: Lot 1 – Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV) Contracted transport (including an option for the provision of Contractor Passenger assistants) This Lot is for the provision of Contractor supplied vehicles (9 passenger seats or more) and drivers. If a route carries a passenger with additional needs that requires a Passenger assistant, this requirement will be included within the mini competition specification.

Lot 2 – Hackney / Private Hire transport (including option for provision of Contractor Passenger assistants) This Lot is for the provision of Contractor supplied vehicles (of up to and including 8 passenger seats) and drivers. If a route carries a passenger with additional needs that requires a Passenger assistant, this requirement will be included within the mini competition specification.

Lot 3 – Public transport This Lot is for the provision of Contractor supplied vehicles and drivers to provide registered local bus services. Vehicles required will normally range from a minibus to a double-deck vehicle. Lot 4 – Community Transport services (including option for provision of Contractor Passenger assistants) This Lot is for the provision of Community Transport Services.

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This contract is a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for passenger transport services, split into four lots covering large passenger vehicles, small private‑hire vehicles, public bus services and community transport, with optional passenger‑assistant provision.

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Likely incumbents

Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.

5 found
  1. 1

    Supplier name withheld for the protection of vulnerable individuals

    5 contracts wonlatest 12 Feb 2026

    £645,339

    total awarded

  2. 2

    John West (Contractors) Limited

    3 contracts wonlatest 3 Aug 2026

    £11m

    total awarded

  3. 3

    FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED

    3 contracts wonlatest 22 May 2026CH 00025088

    £323,967

    total awarded

  4. 4

    SNAPE CONTRACTING SERVICES LTD

    2 contracts wonlatest 3 Sept 2026CH 07572474

    £6m

    total awarded

  5. 5

    E.J.MCGRATH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

    2 contracts wonlatest 28 Aug 2026CH 06353023

    £125,136

    total awarded

Supplier name withheld for the protection of vulnerable individuals 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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North Somerset Council
Typepublic body
Total tenders142
Total spend£276,680,219
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Published

20 March 2017

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28 February 2029

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