ClosedTransport services

Dynamic Purchasing System for Transport Services[E11]

Carlisle, United KingdomCumberland Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Cumberland Council is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System ("DPS") for the provision of Passenger Transport Services which includes, but not limited to, Home to School, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Pupil Referral Units, and Health, Care and Communities Transport.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 12 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC. UTC: 12 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC.
Published 10 Feb 2025.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Cumberland CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 12 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC
Value: Not stated
Published[E9]: 10 Feb 2025
Procedure[E8]: Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Cumberland Council is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System ("DPS") for the provision of Passenger Transport Services which includes, but not limited to, Home to School, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Pupil Referral Units, and Health, Care and Communities Transport. The council intends to set up the DPS from 9th April 2025 to 28th October 2028 and admittance of new providers will be all year round. There are no further extensions. It will be a two-stage process: during the first stage interested Tenderers must meet the council's selection criteria in order to be admitted onto the system. Contracts are awarded during the second stage of the process. In stage two the council will invite Tenderers successfully admitted on the DPS to bid for contracts (routes). Providers can join the DPS at any point in time. Contracts will be of varying lengths. The total value for the duration of the DPS, from start date to end date, will not exceed £75M, excluding VAT. Details of expenditure and extension periods are indicative only. Admittance onto the DPS is NOT a guarantee of work and opportunities will be published following the call off procedure. A decision may be made at the Council's sole discretion to carry out transport provision in house. For further details, and to access the tender documents, including the service specification, please use the council's online procurement portal The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk Registration on The Chest is free of charge. All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by t…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-12T10:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 3ec67079-8f5d-470d-ac25-d3d3a4308dae-827719

Evidence

11 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Cumberland Council.
Document 3ec67079-8f5d-470d-ac25-d3d3a4308dae-827719, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 60000000 (Transport services (excl. Waste transport)).
Document 3ec67079-8f5d-470d-ac25-d3d3a4308dae-827719, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 3ec67079-8f5d-470d-ac25-d3d3a4308dae-827719, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 12 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC.
“2025-03-12T10:00:00Z”
Document 3ec67079-8f5d-470d-ac25-d3d3a4308dae-827719, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Cumberland Council is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System ("DPS") for the provision of Passenger Transport Services which includes, but not limited to, Home to School, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Pupil Referral Units, and Health, Care and Comm…”
Document 3ec67079-8f5d-470d-ac25-d3d3a4308dae-827719, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document 3ec67079-8f5d-470d-ac25-d3d3a4308dae-827719, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 3ec67079-8f5d-470d-ac25-d3d3a4308dae-827719, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).
Document 3ec67079-8f5d-470d-ac25-d3d3a4308dae-827719, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 10 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-10T17:44:03Z”
Document 3ec67079-8f5d-470d-ac25-d3d3a4308dae-827719, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 3ec67079-8f5d-470d-ac25-d3d3a4308dae-827719, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Dynamic Purchasing System for Transport Services".
Document 3ec67079-8f5d-470d-ac25-d3d3a4308dae-827719, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:41 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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