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WCC - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of a Passenger Transport Service using a Taxi or a Private Hire Car[E11]

Warwick, United KingdomWarwickshire County Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Operators/Suppliers accepted onto Warwickshire County Council's Passenger Transport Service using a Taxi or Private Hire Car Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will be offered the opportunity to tender for home to school taxi routes as and when they arise. The required vehicle size for this contract is no more than 8 seats. Passenger assistants may be required on some routes.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 23 Feb 2029, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 23 Feb 2029, 12:00 UTC.
Published 13 Sept 2023.
Value: GBP 190,000,000
Buyer: Warwickshire County CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
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Deadline[E4]: 23 Feb 2029, 12:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 190,000,000
Published[E9]: 13 Sept 2023
Procedure[E8]: Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 69 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Operators/Suppliers accepted onto Warwickshire County Council's Passenger Transport Service using a Taxi or Private Hire Car Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will be offered the opportunity to tender for home to school taxi routes as and when they arise. The required vehicle size for this contract is no more than 8 seats. Passenger assistants may be required on some routes. Training for staff will be required on all routes (please refer to DPS agreement for training requirements). The Council's transport requirements will only be offered to those Operators/Suppliers who have applied to join and been accepted onto the Authorities DPS for taxi and private hire car services. The County Council will also require that all due diligence checks have been completed and are satisfactory. The DPS will comprise of a list of pre-approved operators who will then have the opportunity to tender for business opportunities as they arise. Once a Operator/Supplier has successfully completed their application to the DPS, Operators/Suppliers will be advised of the opportunities available as and when they arise. Operators/Suppliers can then choose whether they want to bid for the requirement or not (it is not compulsory to bid for every opportunity offered, and all Operators/Suppliers within the DPS approved Supplier list will be informed of the opportunity, but can choose whether or not to bid on an individual basis). Contracts let under the DPS can extend beyond the DPS expiry date. Call-Off Contracts will vary in length. Tender opportunities are likely to be offered eit…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: West Midlands, 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

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Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document 52a3f95e-456a-4b30-bc6d-d879822461e3-813682

Evidence

12 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 Warwickshire County Council.
Document 52a3f95e-456a-4b30-bc6d-d879822461e3-813682, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 60100000 (Road transport services).
Document 52a3f95e-456a-4b30-bc6d-d879822461e3-813682, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 52a3f95e-456a-4b30-bc6d-d879822461e3-813682, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 23 Feb 2029, 12:00 UTC.
“2029-02-23T12:00:00Z”
Document 52a3f95e-456a-4b30-bc6d-d879822461e3-813682, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Operators/Suppliers accepted onto Warwickshire County Council's Passenger Transport Service using a Taxi or Private Hire Car Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will be offered the opportunity to tender for home to school taxi routes as and when they arise. The required vehicle size…”
Document 52a3f95e-456a-4b30-bc6d-d879822461e3-813682, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Document 52a3f95e-456a-4b30-bc6d-d879822461e3-813682, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document 52a3f95e-456a-4b30-bc6d-d879822461e3-813682, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).
Document 52a3f95e-456a-4b30-bc6d-d879822461e3-813682, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 13 Sep 2023.
“2023-09-13T15:26:25+01:00”
Document 52a3f95e-456a-4b30-bc6d-d879822461e3-813682, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 52a3f95e-456a-4b30-bc6d-d879822461e3-813682, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "WCC - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of a Passenger Transport Service using a Taxi or a Private Hire Car".
Document 52a3f95e-456a-4b30-bc6d-d879822461e3-813682, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 190,000,000.
“190000000 GBP”
Document 52a3f95e-456a-4b30-bc6d-d879822461e3-813682, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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