Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons

Tender description

The Council requires to put in place, a multi-lot contract for the transport of school pupils with Additional Support Needs (ASN) with a single supplier per lot. The services run during the Councils school term time only. All drivers must be fully licensed and insured, and will be required to provide evidence of valid vehicle/driver documentation which includes vehicle MOT, road tax and Driving licence. Some contracts may have a requirement for an escort; escorts should be arranged by the tenderer. All drivers and any escorts must be PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) registered and approved. *For ease of reference to potential providers, rather than outline approx 110 lots in the Contract Notice, the Council has provided the full details of the individual contracts/lots as a separate file (ms excel spreadsheet format) which is attached to this Contract Notice. please refer to document “schedule of contracts 2018-2021 List 2". The individual Contract/Lot requirements are detailed within the schedule of contracts 2018-2021 List 2. . Each Contract/Lot is to provide transport to and from school for the routes stated. It is estimated that the contracts from this tender exercise will be for periods of up to three (3) years, for the Council’s school term time, August 2018 until June 2021. During the course of this contract there can be no guarantees regarding the life span of any individual contract as each is dependent on person circumstances. . Potential providers may bid for one or more contract/Lot. . Potential providers can combine two or more lots. It should be noted that the decision to accept combined bids is at the discretion of the Council who take into consideration the needs of the pupils involved including the length of the journey and the value of the bid compared to the value of other combined or individual bids received. Potential providers bidding for combined Lots are encouraged to bid for the individual lots as there is no certainty a combined lot proposal will be suitable for the individual pupils. . As identified in the schedule of contracts, some contracts/Lots require specific vehicle specifications i.e. wheelchair use to accommodate the child’s needs. . As identified in the schedule of contracts, some contracts/Lots require an Escort. Escorts should be arranged by the tenderer with cost of the Escort fully included in the Pricing Schedule. . All contracts/Lots must be carried out in accordance with: the ITT; the ASN special conditions of contract; and, the Councils general conditions of contract. Please refer to notice attachments. . Potential providers will be required to provide documentary evidence to the Council for: — all insurances specified in the ITT, — PVG disclosure for driver(s) and escort(s) and — all vehicle/driver documentation, including current MOT, Road tax and Driving Licence. . During the course of this contract there can be no guarantees regarding the life span of any individual contract as each is dependent on the individual pupil circumstances.