For new applications, please see Yortender reference 96182 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (BMBC) has established a transport framework for the provision of road passenger transport for children and adults. BMBC has a statutory duty to make free home to school travel arrangements for eligible children to access their education for both SEN and non-SEN children. The requirement is for a regular home to school transport service during school term time both in the Borough of Barnsley and out of the Borough, which include daily, weekly, fortnightly, or termly single or return journeys In addition the Council also provides transport to and from day centres for vulnerable adults who are covered under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 and 1986. These passengers are generally to be conveyed between the hours of 08:00 and 17:00, but specific times shall be dependent on the particular journey ordered. The Providers on this DPS will be required to provide a range of vehicles to deliver the services, from cars to minibuses. There will be a requirement for a number of vehicles to be fitted with appropriate equipment to enable passengers to access/egress the vehicle safely and travel safely and comfortably. The DPS is split into 4 Lots as follows: Lot 1: SEN / LAC Children: Taxi / MPV / Saloon & driver with or without escort– standard vehicles up to 8 seater Lot 2: SEN / LAC Children: Minibus & driver with or without escort – standard minibus vehicles up to 16 seater. Lot 3: SEN / LAC Children requiring accessible vehicles - Wheelchair accessible vehicles with driver and with or without escort provision. Lot 4: Vulnerable Adults: Minibus & driver with escort to be provided by the potential provider – standard minibus vehicles and wheelchair accessible minibus vehicles up to 16 seaters. If you are interested in this opportunity, please login or register to submit an online application.
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60170000-0 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
60120000-5 Taxi services
60130000-8 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
60100000-9 Road transport services
60000000-8 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Town Hall
S70 2TA
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
United Kingdom
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| Notice | Date of dispatch |
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| Contract Notice (CTM public site) | 22/12/2021 11:43 |
Lot 1 - SEN / LAC Children: Taxi / MPV / Saloon & driver with or without escort– standard vehicles up to 8 seater.
Lot 2 SEN / LAC Children: Minibus & driver with or without escort – standard minibus vehicles up to 16 seater.
Lot 3 SEN / LAC Children requiring accessible vehicles: Wheelchair accessible vehicles with driver and with or without escort
Vulnerable Adults: Minibus & driver with escort to be provided by the potential provider – standard minibus vehicles and wheelchair accessible minibus vehicles up to 16 seaters. The vulnerable adults may be: Older People (OP), people with Learning Disabilities (LD), or people with Physical Disabilities (PD).