Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Tender description

This is an award notice for a dynamic purchasing system for the provision of a range of passenger transport services to Shropshire Council. Please note the Council reserves the right to award certain routes under this framework arrangement by the use of electronic auctions. This is an award notice for a dynamic purchasing system for the provision of a range of passenger transport services to Shropshire Council. This will include passenger transport for pupils to and from school, local bus services for the general public, social services transport to homes and centres, community/voluntary groups transport and the transport of hot meals and catering equipment to schools and other passenger transport services required by the Council and its partners. A variety of vehicles will be used and the framework will be made up of providers with the following vehicle types: 1) Non PCV vehicles (ie vehicles of 8 passenger seats or below); 2) Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV) (ie vehicles of 9 - 16 passenger seats and above); 3) Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV) (ie vehicles of 17 passenger seats and above); 4) Small vans. The DPS will consist of the following categories and Tenderers may apply for admission on to one or all of them: — public transport, — school transport, — adult social care transport (social services), — SEN transport (Special Educational Needs), — community transport. Please note the Council reserves the right to award certain routes under this framework arrangement by the use of electronic auctions.