# Local Buses and Home to School Transport by Special Educational Needs \(SEN\) and Mainstream Taxis \(2016/2\)

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Welland Procurement Unit.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Welland Procurement Unit](/buyers/welland-procurement-unit/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Fox Taxis
- Award value: £303,145
- Tender value: £303,145
- Award date: 26 August 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 30 August 2016
- Contract end: 4 September 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0e8ac328-dc14-4c96-8b07-ee020c0f3cbf-110122
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-36575dbf-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Rutland County Council requires the services of appropriately licensed Bus & Coach operators, and Hackney Carriage / Private Hire operators, to provide Local Buses, Home to School, Home to College and some Social Care transport on a number of bus / coach and taxi routes\. Some routes require vehicles with wheelchair access\. Tender documents show the routes available at the date of this Notice\. There is a price per mile option for any route which arises after the submission of this Notice\. Changes to routes may occur during the tender process, and / or during the currency of the contract\. The transport provision is for a mix of ages, and, particularly for the SEN taxis, for a range of abilities\. Some of the taxi routes, which are defined in the tender documents, will require an escort \(passenger assistant\) with a suitable first aid qualification\. Drivers and escorts will need satisfactory DBS checks\. There are two Lots: Lot 1: Local Buses Lot 2: Taxi Contracts Further details are to be found in the tender documents and the Schedule of routes\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e8ac328-dc14-4c96-8b07-ee020c0f3cbf-110122)