Taxi services

Tender description

The Council is obligated under Section 51 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (as amended) and the Education Additional Support for Learning Act (Scotland) 2004 to make such arrangements as considered necessary for the provision of school transport for pupils residing in the Education Authority area to facilitate attendance at designated establishments/schools. The Council also wishes to incorporate other general taxi requirements under the same contractual umbrella, including but not limited to those for social work resources and employability. This includes the transport of children with additional support needs including autistic spectrum conditions and/or medical requirements and the transport of children as required by the Council’s Family, Children and Adult Services within social work resources as well as mainstream inter school transfers where required. This includes the transport of protected adults as required by the Council’s Family, Children and Adult Services within social work resources. This includes the transport of children with complex additional support needs including social, emotional, behavioural and autistic spectrum conditions. Passengers may also have complex medical conditions requiring the driver and passenger assistant to attend specialised NHS Lanarkshire training specific to the passenger’s medical condition. Providers may also be required to procure specialist insurance depending on the complexity of the medical condition. This includes the transport of children with complex medical conditions and may require the driver and passenger assistant to attend specialised NHS Lanarkshire training specific to the passenger’s medical condition. Providers may also be required to procure specialist insurance depending on the complexity of the medical condition. Ad hoc transport requirements – including short notice requirements for transport of children as required for education resources. Ad hoc transport requirements – including short notice requirements for transport of adults and children as required for social work resources.