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Home to School Transport and Adult Social Care Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)[E11]

Wigan, United KingdomWIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Wigan Council is seeking to receive applications for admittance to a Home to School Transport and Adult Social Care Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The DPS will be used as the mechanism to procure services by entering into calls for competition with providers on the DPS.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 22 Feb 2029, 17:00 UTC. UTC: 22 Feb 2029, 17:00 UTC.
Published 9 Jun 2025.
Value: GBP 53,200,000
Buyer: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCILSee what else this buyer buys and when.
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Deadline[E4]: 22 Feb 2029, 17:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 53,200,000
Published[E9]: 9 Jun 2025
Procedure[E8]: Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Wigan Council is seeking to receive applications for admittance to a Home to School Transport and Adult Social Care Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The DPS will be used as the mechanism to procure services by entering into calls for competition with providers on the DPS. In accordance with The Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulation 34 (28(a)), Wigan Council is extending the DPS originally advertised in The Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) with reference number 2015/S 078-138444 and extended by notices 2019/S 093-224781 and 2023/S 000-017392. For indicative purposes, the DPS will be extended until 23rd February 2029. Providers already on the DPS do not need to reapply as they will automatically remain on the DPS. Within this Contracts Finder notice a 'closing date' and 'contract start date' have had to be provided; interested applicants may however apply to join the DPS at any time during its period of validity. Transport services to be provided under the DPS include home to school transport for children with special educational needs, home to college transport for young adults with special educational needs, and adult social care transport. Services may be required on a daily, weekly, fortnightly or term time only basis for young people attending special educational needs schools, mainstream schools, mainstream colleges, alternative and complementary education and residential services, and respite care; and for adults attending day care facilities owned and managed by Wigan Council, community interest companies and respite care. Clients usin…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: North West, 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, 13:36 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document f11616e8-7c03-4536-9c3a-c8bfedcb281d-848745

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 WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL.
Document f11616e8-7c03-4536-9c3a-c8bfedcb281d-848745, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 60000000 (Transport services (excl. Waste transport)).
Document f11616e8-7c03-4536-9c3a-c8bfedcb281d-848745, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document f11616e8-7c03-4536-9c3a-c8bfedcb281d-848745, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 22 Feb 2029, 17:00 UTC.
“2029-02-22T17:00:00Z”
Document f11616e8-7c03-4536-9c3a-c8bfedcb281d-848745, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Wigan Council is seeking to receive applications for admittance to a Home to School Transport and Adult Social Care Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The DPS will be used as the mechanism to procure services by entering into calls for competition with providers on the D…”
Document f11616e8-7c03-4536-9c3a-c8bfedcb281d-848745, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: North West, United Kingdom.
Document f11616e8-7c03-4536-9c3a-c8bfedcb281d-848745, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document f11616e8-7c03-4536-9c3a-c8bfedcb281d-848745, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).
Document f11616e8-7c03-4536-9c3a-c8bfedcb281d-848745, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 9 Jun 2025.
“2025-06-09T11:18:20+01:00”
Document f11616e8-7c03-4536-9c3a-c8bfedcb281d-848745, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document f11616e8-7c03-4536-9c3a-c8bfedcb281d-848745, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Home to School Transport and Adult Social Care Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)".
Document f11616e8-7c03-4536-9c3a-c8bfedcb281d-848745, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 53,200,000.
“53200000 GBP”
Document f11616e8-7c03-4536-9c3a-c8bfedcb281d-848745, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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