Public procurement notice: Dynamic Purchasing System
Published: 2019-02-19
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 34114122 | 34114210 | 34114400: Vans | 34115200 | 34120000: Motor vehicles for transport of persons
Estimated value: 100000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-03-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is setting up a Dynamic Purchasing System for a period of 48 months and is inviting bidders to request to participate for the passenger transport solution — National and Regional Taxis and Coaches DPS. This DPS will include the provision of regional and/or national taxi, private hire and coach requirements for business travel, commercial use and public services. The four (4) distinct elements of the DPS service filters are service type, vehicle type, geographical location and 24 hour service requirement. If you are successfully appointed to the DPS following your submission you will be invited by customers (buyers) to submit tenders for relevant services through a call for competition.
This DPS remains open for any supplier to request to participate throughout its 4-year duration. CCS reserve the right to reduce, extend or terminate the DPS period at any time during its lifetime in accordance with the terms set out in the DPS Agreement.
Customers may enter into a contract with a supplier for a period of their determining which may exceed the RM6121 Passenger Transport Solutions DPS Agreement, should this Agreement be terminated at any time.
The flexibility of the contracting period allows customers (buyers) to determine appropriate contracting timelines required to enable the supplier to meet the needs of the customer.
Suppliers will be assessed on their response to the selection criteria in their request to participate for a place on the RM6121 — Passenger Transport Solutions — National and Regional Taxis and Coaches DPS.
Please read the DPS Needs document first for a full overview of the procurement process and read the instructions carefully.
To register for the RM6121 DPS Agreement please select the “Access as a Supplier” link which can be located at the URL address above.
Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at the following youtube generic guide
Please note that to register you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. The procurement will be managed electronically via CCS.
We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this DPS Agreement. This procurement offering does not guarantee any minimum spend and there will be no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee under this DPS.
As part of this Contract notice the bid pack and the following documents can be accessed at the link provided below:
The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. The Authority cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this DPS Agreement. The Authority expressly reserves the right:
(i) not to award any DPS Agreement as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the customer be liable for any costs incurred by the suppliers.
We consider that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 ("TUPE") may apply at the Call for Competition.

Eligibility requirements: Suppliers will be assessed on their response to the selection criteria in their request to participate for a place on the RM6121 — Passenger Transport Solutions — National and Regional Taxis and Coaches DPS. The procurement bid pack and registration details can be accessed via the following URL address: https://Supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps and by selecting the “Travel” link. Please read the DPS Needs document first for a full overview of the procurement process and read the instructions carefully. To register for the RM6121 DPS Agreement please select the “Access as a Supplier” link which can be located at the URL address above. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at the following youtube generic guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cngu3vHP7ug&feature=youtu.be Please note that to register you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. The procurement will be managed electronically via CCS. The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this DPS Agreement. This procurement offering does not guarantee any minimum spend and there will be no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee under this DPS. As part of this Contract notice the bid pack and the following documents can be accessed at the link provided below: 1) Contract notice authorised customer list; 2) Rights reserved for CCS DPS Agreement. https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81eef562-f978-4d5b-b3f0-ac484b629cf3

Award value: 100000000