Public procurement notice: Dynamic Purchasing System
Published: 2019-11-04
Buyer: Essex County Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 34120000: Motor vehicles for transport of persons | 60170000
Estimated value: 200000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2022-01-02
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Essex County Council is seeking to appoint providers to a dynamic purchasing system to deliver local bus services as detailed in the contract specifications. Bidders will also be required to register on the ECC Accounts Payable system. Essex County Council is required to provide transportation services and assistants for passengers who qualify under statutory and discretionary policies. These services include, but are not limited to, education transport including mainstream education, special educational needs transport, adult day care centres and services. In addition, Essex County Council is required to consider the provision of bus services where they are not provided by the private sector on a commercial basis. Lots are split by type and specialism.
The term of the DPS Agreement shall be 2 years with the option to extend by such period(s) as it may specify in written notice and may do so on as many occasions as it shall think fit provided the total number of extension period(s) shall not exceed 24 months.
The term of the DPS Agreement shall be 2 years with the option to extend by such period(s) as it may specify in written notice and may do so on as many occasions as it shall think fit provided the total number of extension period(s) shall not exceed 24 months..
The term of the DPS Agreement shall be 2 years with the option to extend by such period(s) as it may specify in written notice and may do so on as many occasions as it shall think fit provided the total number of extension period(s) shall not exceed 24 months.
Please refer to contract conditions available from Procatis at https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Details regarding how to complete the registration process are available from https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Essex County Council reserves the right to amend the timescales and to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to award all or part of a subsequent contract. Essex County Council will not be responsible for any costs incurred by suppliers in relation to the procurement exercise. Suppliers are advised that Essex County Council is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). If a supplier considers that any of this information supplied as part of this procurement exercise should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, it must, when providing this information, identify clearly the specific information it does not wish to be disclosed and specify clearly the reasons for its sensitivity. Essex County Council shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to FOIA and EIR which relates to the information provided by a supplier. However, if the information is requested, Essex County Council may be obliged under FOIA and/or EIR to disclose such information, irrespective of the suppliers wishes. Please note that it is not sufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, the Acquired Rights Directive, may apply to some contracts.

Eligibility requirements: Please refer to contract conditions available from Procatis at https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

Award value: 200000000