Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport

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The Council is responsible for arranging home to school transport to schools and colleges for Children and Young People with special education needs and disabilities (SEND). In addition, the Council also arranges transport for respite/short breaks and for adults to attend local day centres. Overall, the Service comprises over 400,000 journeys annually. The Council's Home to School Transport Service employs approximately 180 Passenger Assistants who ensure that Children and Adults are safely and comfortably transported to various locations within, and on occasions outside, the Kirklees District. The Services comprise of the following requirements: a) Route transportation of Children / Adults / Passenger Assistants to schools, colleges and day centre locations and other venues, and either back home again or to another designated point as specifically set out in each Route Sheet/ instruction b) Interim Cover of new journeys which are likely to continue for some time and which may eventually be converted into Routes at the discretion of the Council. c) Emergency Provision for Service requirements at short notice (tender return date reduced to 1 day) d) Ad-hoc Provision for occasional Service requirements. The estimated cumulative annual value for the Contracts potentially called off under this DPS is six million Pounds Sterling (£6,000,000). It is anticipated that the majority of Contracts awarded under this DPS will each have an individual value of between one thousand Pounds Sterling (£1,000) and forty thousand Pounds Sterling (£40,000). This DPS is anticipated to commence on 1st June 2023 for a period of three (3) years up to 31st May 2026, with a provision to extend the DPS for up to two (2) further one (1) year periods (the "DPS Period"), subject to continued availability of eligible Operators continuing to meet the requirements and demands of the Service. Applications will remain open for the duration of the DPS