Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc9-3cb2-706a-97e4-fbb7a9ec334a/cheshire-east-council-dps-for-the-provision-of-home-to-school-commercial-tra closed GB restricted procedure Suitable for SMEs # Cheshire East Council - DPS For The Provision of Home to School & Commercial Transport [Cheshire East Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cheshire-east-borough-council) Open field Estimated value £350,000,000 Published 7 Jul 2023 Deadline Closed 14 Aug 2023 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Tenders are invited from operators who wish to be included in the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of passenger transport, which will be split into the following LOTS - Lot 1 Cheshire East Council Home to School Passenger Transport Provision - Mainstream Special Education Needs & Disabilities (SEND) and College - Lot 2 Cheshire East Council Supported Local Bus Service Provision - Lot 1 is for any Passenger Transport Operators who wish to tender for Home to School Transport Contracts with a vehicle capacity ranging between 4 to 90 seats including wheelchair accessible vehicles. Lot 2 is for any Passenger Transport Operators who wish to tender for Local Bus Service Contracts operating primarily within the Cheshire East area. The initial period of this DPS will be 8 years with further options to extend of 4 x 12 month periods. New applicants can apply to join the DPS during the course of the contract duration. This procurement exercise will be conducted on Cheshire East Borough Council's electronic Contract and Tender Management System at the [the-chest.org.uk](https://www.the-chest.org.uk) Organisations wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional required information through the Contract and Tender Management System. If you have any technical problems with The Contract and Tender Management System please contact the help-desk on: Email: telephone +441937 545945. In order to participate, providers must register, complete and upload completed documentation and submit this via the Chest at the link provided in this notice. The project reference on The Chest is DN593947. The values given in this notice are only estimations and take into account the extension option - the Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes. Additional information: The closing date and time within this notice, is stated as Noon on the 14th August 2023, please note that this is the first closure date of the DPS, and the DPS will run continuously until the end of the term and applications to join can be made at any time. Cheshire East Council are hosting supplier events (Home to School Transport DPS and Local Bus Service DPS). Details of the events are shown below. You should register your intention to attend on Eventbrite (via the links below) for your preferred event. ### Home to School Transport Events Tue 11th July 2023 at 10:30am at Freemasons Hall, The Commons, Sandbach CW11 1FJ ([eventbrite.com](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/home-to-school-transport-dps-tickets-665274362527)) Wed 12th July 2023 at 10:30am at Nantwich Town FC, Waterlode, Nantwich CW5 5BS ([eventbrite.com](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/home-to-school-transport-dps-tickets-665361623527)) Thu 13th July 2023 at 10:30am at Macclesfield Town Hall, Market place, Macclesfield SK10 1EA ([eventbrite.com](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/home-to-school-transport-dps-tickets-665373) When completing online evaluations suppliers MUST complete Part 1 and 2 of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) - 2023 and then one or both of Part 3 depending on which LOT(s) are being applied to - these will be SQ Part 3 - Lot 1 - Home to School Passenger Transport and SQ Part 3 - Lot 2 - Local Bus Service. Read full description ## CPV classification Road transport services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/c131963c-2433-4b82-b9ae-1a553f8326e9) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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