Home / Opportunities / Opportunity
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger Transport for Somerset County Council

SOMERSET COUNCIL · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:53.

Opportunity overview

*** Please note, this advert if for information purposes only. You will only be able to register an expression and interest in this opportunity via the Proactis portal. Instructions on how to do this are detailed below*** Somerset County Council established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) under which to conduct all procurement activity for the provision of high quality and cost effective Passenger Transport via the Proactis portal. Somerset County Council has now been replaced by Somerset Council (as the continuing Authority) who are continuing to operate the DPS. https://www.proactisplaza.com/supplierportal/Public/Opportunities.aspx The total value of the DPS over the agreement period for all four Lots is GBP 120,000,000 This is an essential service that Somerset Council offers to children and families. The type of transport the Council provides includes Home to School transport service for children in mainstream education and children with Special Educational Needs (SEN), Children and Adult Services, County bus services, Ad Hoc Taxis and Minibus / Coach hire, and any other passenger transport services. On certain routes there is a requirement for regular drivers, and/or passenger assistants. The Council also provides scheduled local bus services to meet public transport requirements which would otherwise not be met; these are scheduled public passenger transport services that transport citizens within the boundary of Somerset Council and across neighbouring council boundaries, when the Council provides additional subsided services. Somerset Council is managing this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) The DPS is split into four Lots; suppliers will be able to bid for one or more Lots as follows - · Lot 1: Vehicles over 23 passenger seats · Lot 2: Vehicles 9 to 22 passenger seats · Lot 3: Vehicles up to 8 passenger seats · Lot 4: Vehicles up to 8 passenger seats where contracts are required on an accelerated timescale To express an interest in this opportunity please go to https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Log in

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV60120000 — Taxi services

Lots

  • See II.1.4. Short description. Additional information: This notice is to inform of the use of the extension options set out at the commencement of the DPS. The DPS will run until 2030, unless terminated earlier or where Central Government updates the maximum time limit permissible following the commencement of the Procurement Act 2023Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04e354
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
60120000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Taxi services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
See II.1.4. Short description. Additional information: This notice is to inform of the use of the extension options set out at the commencement of the DPS. The DPS will run until 2030, unless terminated earlier or where Central Government updates the maximum time limit permissible following the commencement of the Procurement Act 2023

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
County of Somerset

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK23

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-128450
Name
SOMERSET COUNCIL

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK23
Locality
TAUNTON
Postal Code
TA14DY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
COUNTY HALL

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
SOMERSET COUNCIL
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Mark Brown
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-138328
Name
Dynamic Purchasing System - no supplier names

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK23
Locality
Taunton
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Dynamic Purchasing System - no supplier names
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-124
Name
Public Procurement Review Service

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Public Procurement Review Service

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
005612-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-138328
Name
Dynamic Purchasing System - no supplier names

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
005612-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
005612-2025-1
Date Signed
18 Feb 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · TAUNTON · UKK23 · TA14DY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK23

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04e354-2025-02-18T14:30:19Zcompiled ·