The Provision of Home to School Taxi Services via a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

The authority invites applications from suitably experienced suppliers who wish to be considered for selection to apply for admission to the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Home to School Taxi Services. The DPS is due to go live on 22nd July 2016 and will operate for a period of up to 10 years, to be reviewed annually. The authority offers three Lots under the DPS which are: Lot 1: Vehicles with up to 4 passenger seats; Lot 2: Vehicles with 5 to 8 passenger seats (with and without the potential for wheelchair accessibility, including5 point wheelchair restraints); Lot 3: Vehicles with 9-16 passenger seats / minibuses (with and without the potential for wheelchair accessibility, including 5 point wheelchair restraints). Suppliers can submit their response for any or all of the lots listed above. Link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=08800155-5442-e511-80ed-000c29c9ba21&v=1

Additional information: The Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2000 which came into force on 01.01.2005 applies to the contracting authority. If any potential supplier considers that any information supplied by them is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity specified. In such cases the relevant material will, in response to FOI requests, be examined in light of exemptions provided for in this act. To download the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), all interested suppliers must register on the South East Business Portal (if you have not already done so). This can be done by following the link below: https://procontract.due-north.com/register. The registration process is free, simple and full instructions on how to do this are available on the South East Business Portal. Once your registration is confirmed, you will receive a username and password via email. When you log on for the first time you will be prompted to change your password. Please note however that if your company has already been registered, your application will be rejected to avoid duplication and additional service users will need to be set up on the existing account. There is no cost to you for registering your company. This contract opportunity can be searched by using reference number DN168083 or by clicking https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index.