Minicab and specially adapted vehicles for the clients of Adults' Social Services and Childrens' Services

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The London Boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth (the “Councils”) are seeking qualified and high-quality suppliers for the provision of minicab and wheelchair accessible transport with regular assigned drivers for clients of both Adult Social Services and Children’s Services Departments within both Councils. This is a republication of a previous notice, found here: https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/54137-2017. The DPS will now be administered through the Atamis Portal. All interested suppliers will need to create an Atamis Supplier Account for their organisation, including all current suppliers, before accessing the tender documents. The aim of the DPS is to provide reliable, high-quality and cost effective transport for service users of both Councils. The DPS is being established in accordance with the Restricted Procedure under the PCR 2015. The DPS has been split into 5 Lots. All applicants that meet the selection criteria of the Lot/s they apply for will be admitted to the DPS. Job/journey orders will be awarded to suppliers through a mini-competition process. The estimated annual spend through the DPS is £2.6m.

The Contract under the DPS will be split into 5 lots as follows:
Lot 1: Regular Assigned Driver Only
Lot 2: Regular Assigned Driver with Passenger Attendant
Lot 3: Wheelchair Accessible Transport with Regular Assigned Driver
Lot 4: Wheelchair Accessible Transport with Regular Assigned Driver and Passenger Assistant
Lot 5: Out of hours (5pm to 9am) Monday to Friday and at Weekends with Regular/Assigned Driver and Passenger Assistant as required and the provision of ad hoc and emergency journeys.

Tenders may be submitted for all lots.