Public procurement notice: Dynamic Purchasing System
Published: 2016-07-26
Buyer: Essex County Council
Country: UK
Region: Essex CC
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 34115200 | 34120000: Motor vehicles for transport of persons | 60000000 | 60100000 | 60120000
Estimated value: 70000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-08-22
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport services (Adult Social Care and Home to School Transport requirements).
Essex County Council is required to provide transportation services and assistants for passengers who qualify under statutory and discretional policies. These services include, but are not limited to, Education transport including Special Educational Needs transport, Adult Day Care Centres and Services. Lots are split by type and specialism. As part of the response, the Bidder will be required to state which Lot(s) it wishes to be appointed to. Bidders will also be required to register on the ECC Accounts Payable system.
Within the Essex County Boundaries, however, some services are required to either pick up or drop off outside of Essex.
Passenger Transport provision for Adult Social Care and Children's Social Care transport requirements. See tender documentation for further information about all Lots available.
The council reserves the right to amend the award criteria from time to time, subject to prior notification to operators.
Within the Essex County Boundaries, however, some services are required to either pick up or drop off outside of Essex.
Passenger Transport provision for Special Education Needs (SEN) transport requirements. See tender documentation for further information about all Lots available.
The council reserves the right to amend the award criteria from time-to-time, subject to prior notification to operators.
Within the Essex County Boundaries, however, some services are required to either pick up or drop off outside of Essex.
Passenger Transport provision for Mainstream Education transport requirements. See tender documentation for further information about all Lots available.
The council reserves the right to amend the award criteria from time to time, subject to prior notification to operators.
Essex County Council reserves the right to amend the time-scales and to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to appoint to all or any Lot(s) or to award any, 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 see procurement documents available at http://demand.sproc.net

Award value: 70000000