The current four year framework agreement expires Children’s transport provision in July 2023 and new contracts are required for the start of the academic year (September 2023).  The provision of this transport is required as a part of the Council’s statutory duties.

This report proposes a re-procurement of the Childrens Transport through Dynamic Purchasing System specifically for Childrens transport.  The Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is a procedure available for contracts for works, services and goods commonly available on the market. As a procurement tool, it has some aspects that are similar to an electronic framework agreement but has the flexibility to add more operators throughout the life of the DPS and new suppliers can join at any time to enable us to continue to receive value for money and potentially make savings.