Decision details

Passenger Transport – Approval to procure and award call off contracts from Taxi and Private hire framework arrangement and DPS for minibuses 2018-19 for home to school transport for children and young people with Special educational needs (SEND) and children who are in care of the authority.

The Director Resources and Housing noted that procurement from the framework arrangement and DPS for Taxi and Private hire will now commence and call-off contracts with a value of £100k or less will be awarded as and when required from 1^st April 2018 to 31^st March 2019 as Administrative Decisions by staff with appropriate delegated authority. 

Approved the request to call off from the framework arrangement for Taxi and Private hire contracts which are likely to exceed £100k, but less than £250k. These Significant Operational decisions will be managed through the appropriate CPR’s.

Approved the decision to commence procurement and award a contract for the provision of Home to school transport for children and young people with SEND who attend NW SILC, West Oaks. The approx. value of the contract is £250k per annum.

Approved the decision to commence procurement and award a contract for the provision of Home to school transport for children and young people with SEND who attend Wellspring Academy. The approx. value of the contract is £800k per annum and the contract.

 Approved the decision to commence procurement and award a contract for the provision of Home to school transport for children and young people with SEND who attend East SILC, Grafton. The approx. value of the contract is £250k per annum.

 Approved the decision to commence procurement and award a contract for the provision of Home to school transport for children and young people who are in care of the authority, for transport in the east of the city. The approx. value of the contract is £250k per annum.

Appropriate meetings with stakeholders

Children’s and Families.