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Published 19 Jan 2021, 10:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DPS for the provision of Passenger Transport 2021-2026 *For Quarterly Reporting Only*

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Dynamic market5 lotsServicesRestricted procedure
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: South West (UKK23)
Dynamic market estimate£230,000,000total for 5 lots · market-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 31 Mar 2026awarded 31 Dec 2022
Lots 5see the lot list below

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

DPS for the provision of Passenger Transport.

CPV: Motor vehicles · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market
Bids received
715 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · no lot values published
Shared scope across 4 of 5 lots

Applies to lots 1, 2, 3, 4.

The type of transport the Council provides includes Home to School transport service for children in mainstream education and children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Children and Adult Services, County bus services, Ad Hoc Taxis and Minibus / Coach hire, and any other passenger transport services. On certain routes there is a requirement for regular drivers, and/or passenger assistants.

The Council also provides scheduled local bus services to meet public transport requirements which would otherwise not be met; these are scheduled public passenger transport services that transport citizens within the boundary of Somerset County Council and across neighbouring council boundaries, when the Council provides additional subsided services.

Lot #1Vehicles over 23 Passenger Seats
Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
34100000 Motor vehicles
Lot #2Vehicles 9 to 22 Passenger Seats
Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
34100000 Motor vehicles
Lot #3Vehicles up to 8 Passenger Seats
Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
34100000 Motor vehicles
Lot #4Vehicles up to 8 Passenger Seats where contracts are required on an accelerated timescale
Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
34100000 Motor vehicles
Lot #5Lots 1-4Awarded

DPS for the provision of Passenger Transport 2021-2026

Lot 1 - 23+ passenger seats

Lot 2 - 9-22 passenger seats

Lot 3 - Up to 8 passenger seats

Lot 4 - Short Notice/Journeys required on short timescales Additional information: Between 01/10/2022 and 30/12/2022 Somerset County Council let 715 contracts via the DPS for Passenger Transport, across all Lots, at a total contract value of £5,718,752.35

Delivery: South West
34100000 Motor vehicles

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “DPS for the provision of Passenger Transport 2021-2026 *For Quarterly…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Jan 2021, 10:52 GMT
Last source update
30 Nov 2023, 09:21 GMT
Authority reference
DN561291
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-035299
Classification (CPV)
Motor vehiclesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028b6b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Admission period ends
31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

Timeline

30 Nov 2023 → 31 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    30 Nov 2023, 09:21 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period ends211 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Oct 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Oct 2021, 10:22 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    2 Nov 2022, 14:24 GMT
Routine re-releases (8)
  • 2022-07: 2 releases · 13 Jul 2022, 13 Jul 2022
  • 2021-10: 2 releases · 19 Oct 2021, 19 Oct 2021
  • 2021-01: 1 release · 19 Jan 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 715
Contracts signed 7latest 31 Dec 2022

7 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 7 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £230,000,000, the dynamic market's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 035299-2023-1

    Signed
    31 Dec 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 030967-2022-1

    Signed
    30 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 019111-2022-1

    Signed
    30 Jun 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 019109-2022-1

    Signed
    31 Mar 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 019108-2022-Various-1

    Signed
    1 Oct 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 026085-2021-Various-1

    Signed
    1 Jul 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 026073-2021-Various-1

    Signed
    1 Apr 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5 · Lots 1-4715bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Somerset County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Taunton, South West, TA1 4DYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email
  • Public Procurement Review Service - Cabinet OfficeReview body LondonContact email

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • Multiple OperatorsAdmitted to the market Taunton, South West
  • Multiple SuppliersAdmitted to the market Taunton, South West
  • Multiple Transport OperatorsAdmitted to the market Taunton, South West

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria