Passenger Transport - Dynamic Purchasing System[E11]

From the notice

A Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport Services as required by Dorset Council. This Dynamic Purchasing System will be used to procure passenger transport services as required by Dorset Council. These requirements may include, but are not limited to, transport for Children to School, Children with Special Education Needs and Children in Care. It may also be used to procure supported public passenger transport services and transport for various social care purposes. Applications to participate with this DPS can be made on the portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk REF:DN245509 The publishing of this Tender Notice is to communicate the extension of the above DPS (Ref DN245509), which was originally established in May 2017 for a 4 year period ending 30 April 2021. Dorset Council took the option of extending the DPS for a further 4 year period ending 30 April 2025, and now wishes to extend the DPS for a further period of up to 2 years ending 30 April 2027. Dorset Council reserves the right to terminate the DPS prior to 30 April 2027, and also reserves the right to extend the DPS further beyond 30 April 2027, up to a maximum end date of February 2029 in line with Cabinet Office guidance regarding Dynamic Purchasing Systems procured under PCR2015. As part of this extension, any organisation already awarded onto the DPS will not be required to submit a new application. Any new applications can continue to be made at the above mentioned address. Organisations are required to meet defined criteria to be admitted on to the DPS. All organisa…[E5]

• ConditionDelivery location: South 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.

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1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC

   The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

   Source document 408eb665-6ab3-4931-9ddc-e930c549df70-842190

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1. E1

   The buyer is Dorset Council.

   Document 408eb665-6ab3-4931-9ddc-e930c549df70-842190, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

2. E2

   The notice is classified under CPV 60100000 (Road transport services).

   Document 408eb665-6ab3-4931-9ddc-e930c549df70-842190, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

3. E3

   Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

   Document 408eb665-6ab3-4931-9ddc-e930c549df70-842190, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

4. E4

   Tenders must be submitted by 30 Apr 2027, 23:59 UTC+01:00.

   “2027-04-30T23:59:00+01:00”

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5. E5

   The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

   “A Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport Services as required by Dorset Council. This Dynamic Purchasing System will be used to procure passenger transport services as required by Dorset Council. These requirements may include, but are not limited to,…”

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6. E6

   Delivery location: South West, United Kingdom.

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7. E7

   This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

   “tender”

   Document 408eb665-6ab3-4931-9ddc-e930c549df70-842190, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

8. E8

   The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).

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9. E9

   The notice was published on 24 Apr 2025.

   “2025-04-24T14:45:21+01:00”

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10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 408eb665-6ab3-4931-9ddc-e930c549df70-842190, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

11. E11

    The notice is titled "Passenger Transport - Dynamic Purchasing System".

    Document 408eb665-6ab3-4931-9ddc-e930c549df70-842190, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

12. E12

    The stated value is GBP 80,000,000.

    “80000000 GBP”

    Document 408eb665-6ab3-4931-9ddc-e930c549df70-842190, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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