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Leicestershire County Council

Small Vehicle Passenger Transport SV5 DPS

TransportCPV 60000000
ValueValue not published
Deadline30 May 2028
Published12 May 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 12 May 2025676 days leftCloses 30 May 2028
Who to contact
Rosie O'Doherty
Rosie.Odoherty@leics.gov.uk
+44 1163051615

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The brief

Provision of passenger transport in small vehicles (less than 8 seats).

This includes home-to-school transport but also social care transport and DRT services.

This notice is to inform the market that the DPS has been extended from 02 June 2025 to 01 June 2028 in line with Regulation 34 of the PCR2015 regime.

What it takes to bid this

1022 daysof bid-team effort
£6.8k£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidOperator licences / driver vetting (DBS for passenger transport)
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0510d9
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
020456-2025
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