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Published 18 Feb 2025, 14:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport for Somerset County Council

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)

Dynamic marketServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: South West (UKK23)
Dynamic market estimateValue not publishedmarket-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Awarded 18 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

*** Please note, this advert if for information purposes only. You will only be able to register an expression and interest in this opportunity via the Proactis portal. Instructions on how to do this are detailed below***

Somerset County Council established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) under which to conduct all procurement activity for the provision of high quality and cost effective Passenger Transport via the Proactis portal.

Somerset County Council has now been replaced by Somerset Council (as the continuing Authority) who are continuing to operate the DPS.

www.proactisplaza.com/supplierportal/Publi… ↗

The total value of the DPS over the agreement period for all four Lots is GBP 120,000,000

This is an essential service that Somerset Council offers to children and families.

The type of transport the Council provides includes Home to School transport service for children in mainstream education and children with Special Educational Needs (SEN), 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 Council and across neighbouring council boundaries, when the Council provides additional subsided services.

Somerset Council is managing this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102)

The DPS is split into four Lots; suppliers will be able to bid for one or more Lots as follows -

  • Lot 1: Vehicles over 23 passenger seats
  • Lot 2: Vehicles 9 to 22 passenger seats
  • Lot 3: Vehicles up to 8 passenger seats
  • Lot 4: Vehicles up to 8 passenger seats where contracts are required on an accelerated timescale

To express an interest in this opportunity please go to

supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Log ↗ in

CPV: Taxi services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1See II.1.4Awarded

See II.1.4. Short description. Additional information: This notice is to inform of the use of the extension options set out at the commencement of the DPS.

The DPS will run until 2030, unless terminated earlier or where Central Government updates the maximum time limit permissible following the commencement of the Procurement Act 2023

Delivery: South West · County of Somerset

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
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport for…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Feb 2025, 14:30 GMT
Last source update
18 Feb 2025, 14:30 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005612
Classification (CPV)
Taxi services
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e354 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This notice is solely for the extension of the DPS to it's full term. Errors in this notice are due to the changes being undertaken to FTS and Contracts Finder that do not allow correct details to be published.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 500500 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Feb 2025

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

Contracts

  • Contract 005612-2025-1

    Signed
    18 Feb 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
500bids · 500 electronic500—£0 – £120,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SOMERSET COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services COUNTY HALL, TAUNTON, South West, TA14DYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.