Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Tender description

This is a DPS of Transport Providers that will be commissioned via the Council's web based Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The DPS is open to anyone subject to successful Accreditation and Enrolment. More information is available at www.sproc.net The Council is seeking to procure suitable taxi services that are safe, secure and reliable; principally for Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN), and also for use by Young People and Adults who have a wide range of special needs including learning, physical or behavioural difficulties that require transporting to and from schools and educational establishments, to and from day centres, for appointments, respite visits and therapy sessions etc.; in and out of the Borough. The service may also include general ad-hoc taxi services as required. The London Borough of Lewisham is intending to use a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the procurement of Passenger Transport Services for Children and Young People, and Community Services Directorates. The Council are looking to open up our access to the market through the use of a DPS, where new suppliers can join an approved list at any time throughout the lifetime of the contract, initially 2 years (2017 - 2019). Lewisham Council wants to ensure that all suppliers are operating at a similar level of quality and so only those suppliers that meet Lewisham's minimum quality criteria will be invited to tender for individual contracts through the DPS. Once a supplier has successfully enrolled on the DPS, they will benefit from the open market approach by receiving all the opportunities they want to. The DPS will be used to source transport provision for a range of vehicle types operating mainly within the borough of Lewisham. There will be some requirements where users of the service have either been placed, or attend services outside of the borough, these requirements will also be sourced through the DPS. The Council currently spends approximately 3 000 000 GBP per annum on transport provision for Children and Young People, and Community Services. The majority of the transport opportunities sourced through the DPS will be required for the following reasons: — For Children/Young Persons, transport may be provided to and from school or other educational establishment, respite/short break provision. — For Adult's, transport may be provided for those with varying disabilities and older people in order for them to access community support service, respite centres and other provision both within and outside of the Borough's. — Other transport requirements for Children and Young People, and Community Services Directorate will also be sourced through the DPS. Through the introduction of more choice in the market, Lewisham Council is ensuring that it follows best procurement practice by allowing healthy competition for each requirement. Once a supplier has enrolled on the DPS, they will benefit from the process efficiencies that come with the use of a technology platform. This includes self-receipting to ensure invoice payments are processed efficiently.