Cheshire East Council – DPS For The Provision of Home to School & Commercial Transport

Tenders are invited from operators who wish to be included in the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of passenger transport, which will be split into the following LOTS

Lot 1 – Cheshire East Council Home to School Passenger Transport Provision – Mainstream Special Education Needs & Disabilities (SEND) and College
Lot 2 – Cheshire East Council Supported Local Bus Service Provision

Lot 1 is for any Passenger Transport Operators who wish to tender for Home to School Transport Contracts with a vehicle capacity ranging between 4 to 90 seats including wheelchair accessible vehicles. Lot 2 is for any Passenger Transport Operators who wish to tender for Local Bus Service Contracts operating primarily within the Cheshire East area.

The initial period of this DPS will be 8 years with further options to extend of 4 x 12 month periods. New applicants can apply to join the DPS during the course of the contract duration.

This procurement exercise will be conducted on Cheshire East Borough Council's electronic Contract and Tender Management System at the www.the-chest.org.uk Organisations wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional required information through the Contract and Tender Management System. If you have any technical problems with The Contract and Tender Management System please contact the help-desk on: Email: servicedesk@proactisservicedesk.com telephone +441937 545945. In order to participate, providers must register, complete and upload completed documentation and submit this via the Chest at the link provided in this notice. The project reference on The Chest is DN593947. The values given in this notice are only estimations and take into account the extension option – the Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes.