ET16643 Passenger Transport DPS awards 01 January 2026 to 31 March 2026

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Award of contracts under the Council's DPS for passenger transport services for the quarterly period 01 January 2026 to 31 March 2026. The requirements for passenger transport services are for a wide range of purposes including those listed below: Adult Social Care Transport Children's Social Care Transport Community Transport Services Subsidised Public Bus Services Taxishares and Carshares Home to school transport for both mainstream and SEN schools Emerging areas of ongoing transportation requirements from Education and Adult and Children's services e.g. Academics General transportation services e.g. school trips Coverage of the DPS : Most journeys procured through the DPS, where the commissioning authority is Hampshire County Council, will be within Hampshire. On occasions these routes can start in Hampshire but travel out of the county, or vice versa, to neighbouring counties. On occasion, a journey may be required to a destination which is a significant distance away, within another part of the UK, e.g. where SEN pupil placements are out of the county. Lot 1: Please see the link below for the list of contracts awarded under this DPS in quarterly reports. These can be found under the right hand webpage heading: 'Supplier lists and contracts awarded' https://www.hants.gov.uk/transport/transportoperators/procurement#step-6 Additional information: Quality and Price criteria will vary between contract awards but follow the criteria as set out in the DPS documents. This notice is for the award of 220 contracts under the DPS for the period 01 January 26 to 31 March 26.