Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of Passenger Transport for Swindon Borough Council.

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of Passenger Transport for Swindon Borough Council.

Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers to apply to join the Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of passenger transport services.

The Dynamic Purchasing System has been split into 5 Lots:

Lot 1 Bus & Coach - Individual routes / bus services (public, education and social care transport).

Lot 2 Minibus - Individual routes (public and education transport).

Lot 3 Taxi - Individual routes (public and education transport).

Lot 4 Minibus Social Care and Community Transport - this will consist of dial a ride and shopping service, day centre and ad hoc transport requirements.

Lot 5 Taxi Social Care Transport - Complete Package of all routes and service needs

CPV codes that apply to these lots are:

60100000-0 - Road Transport Services2

60112000-6 - Public road transport services

60120000-5 - Taxi services

60130000-8 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

60140000-1 - Non-scheduled passenger transport

60170000-0 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

60171000-7 - Hire of passenger cars with driver

60172000-4 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

The Dynamic Purchasing System term will initially be for a period of 72 months commencing 1st July 2019 with the option to extend for a further 72 months subject to agreement terms and conditions.

The estimated initial term value of the Dynamic Purchasing System framework is £11,643,300 and the potential overall total including the extension period is £23,526,300. Full details relating to the Dynamic Purchasing System and the Passenger Transport Services are provided in the Application documents.

To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the Application documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com Application responses are required to be submitted no later than 3rd June 2019, 1400 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

If you require any clarifications on the Application documents, please submit these in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project DN406777 reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by 27th May 2019, 1200 hrs UK Local time.

The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal.

Please note that this project has been advertised on Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) Contract Notice reference 2019/S 087-209057 Contracts Finder/ other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents.