Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
DPS For The Provision of Education & Social Care Transport 2
The submission route named on the official notice.
This is a large award for Transport Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 20,160 valued Transport Services tenders in our corpus.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council publishes Transport Services work continuously — 37 notices, roughly one every 1 day. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.
74% of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.
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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of a high quality and cost effective Education and Social Care Transport Service.
The DPS Supplier Qualification Questionnaire (SQQ) will remain available for the duration of the DPS.
The requirements will cover bus, taxi, minibus and wheelchair accessible vehicles.
The DPS will be structured into the following 5 lots: Lot 1: 4-8 seat vehicles Lot 2: 9-16 seat vehicles Lot 3: 17-49 seat vehicles Lot 4: 50+ seat vehicles Lot 5: Wheelchair accessible vehicles The DPS will run for an initial period of 5 years with an option to be extended for a further period of up to 24 months (reviewable on an annual basis and subject to performance).
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderWales to carry out this procurement process.
To access the tender documentation please visit https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
What this notice demands of you
1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of a high quality and cost effective Education and Social Care Transport Service.
Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.
What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ 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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- 024311-2024
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