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DPS Transport for Education, Social care and other transport requirements (East Lothian Council)

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Deadline
2914 days left
April 20, 2034
Contract Details
Category
Restricted Procedure
Reference
034979-2026
Value
£43,717,860
Location
Eastern Scotland, United Kingdom
Published
April 20, 2026
Organization
East Lothian Council
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

April 17, 2026

Deadline for Questions

April 13, 2034

Submission Deadline

April 20, 2034

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Budget
£43,717,860
Duration
96 months
Location
Eastern Scotland
Type
Restricted Procedure

Original Tender Description

East Lothian Council ("ELC") are responsible for the procurement of service transport contracts to meet the education and social care needs as well as other passenger requirements. Most of the transport will be within East Lothian area. ELC is setting up a Dynamic Purchasing System ("DPS") to procure these contracts. A DPS is completely electronic system and is similar to a framework agreement but a key difference is that, unlike a framework agreement, suppliers can join a DPS at any time. Contracts operated through this DPS can generally be undertaken by taxis, private hire cars, minibuses and buses, including the requirement for those of these vehicles to be capable of carrying passengers in wheelchairs. The DPS will be split into the following categories: -Category 1: MPVs (5-8 seats), including salon cars (4 seats). -Category 2: MPV- Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV)- (5-8 seats) -Category 3: Minibus (9-16 seats), including wheelchair accessible vehicles -Category 4: Vehicles above 17 seats Contracts under the DPS will be awarded following mini competitions.

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  • Financial stability documentation

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