Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Tender description

Leicestershire County Council is undertaking a tendering exercise to appoint Suppliers onto a Framework Agreement for the provision of Large Vehicle Passenger Transport Services (Mainstream, Special Educational Needs and Social Care transport, excluding Local Bus Services). In order to express an interest in tendering for this opportunity and obtaining tender documents and/or requesting any further information, please see details below and please ensure you refer to instructions and guidance available: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org (b) (If you are not already registered) Register your company by selecting the ‘Register' box on the top of the home page, (c) Once registered visit the home page select ‘View Opportunities' then ‘Search Latest Opportunities', from the ‘Organisation' drop down box select ‘Leicestershire County Council', click search (options) and select the appropriate opportunity ‘Framework Agreement (BB3) For the provision of Large Vehicle Passenger Transport Services', (d) Express an interest by selecting the ‘Register Interest' box at the bottom of the screen. You should receive a notification email confirming your expression of interest, (e) Once fully registered, you should download the tender from the website. Tenderers should also note that final submissions must be made only via ProContract, no other submission route is permitted. Failure to follow this path will result in the tender submission being disregarded. All documents pertaining to this opportunity will be available for download via the ProContract portal from the outset. Please ensure you are able to download all files after accessing the ProContract portal. If you have any query regarding the content or require further information, please use the discussion tools provided within the website. If you experience any problems with registration or expression of interest, please refer any queries on Portal operation to support@due-north.com or telephone +44 1670597136. Note: You will receive email notifications regarding your expression of interest or other important actions on the system. Email alerts may be blocked by your company's SPAM filter. Please contact your ICT department to ensure that emails from the domain @due-north.com are excluded from the SPAM filter “blocked addresses”. The Framework Agreement may also be used to tender for services funded by other neighbouring local authorities or other organisations (such as school academies, NHS) under separate trading agreements. The full list of organisations and establishments is available on: Local Authority Councils in England: County, Unitary, District, Borough, and Metropolitan Councils (Parish and Community Councils are also permissible users) — https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/7448/1622442.pdf Academies: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development Schools in England: https://www.gov.uk/find-school-in-england NHS Bodies: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx Registered Charities: http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx