DPS Transport for Education, Social care and other transport requirements (East Lothian Council)
East Lothian Council
Key dates and value
Status
Open
Submission deadline
20 Apr 2034
Published
17 Apr 2026
Estimated value
£43.7m
Location
Scotland
Buyer type
Local Authority
Overview
East Lothian Council ("ELC") are responsible for the procurement of service transport contracts to meet the education and social care needs as well as other passenger requirements. Most of the transport will be within East Lothian area.
ELC is setting up a Dynamic Purchasing System ("DPS") to procure these contracts. A DPS is completely electronic system and is similar to a framework agreement but a key difference is that, unlike a framework agreement, suppliers can join a DPS at any time.
Contracts operated through this DPS can generally be undertaken by taxis, private hire cars, minibuses and buses, including the requirement for those of these vehicles to be capable of carrying passengers in wheelchairs.
The DPS will be split into the following categories:
-Category 1: MPVs (5-8 seats), including salon cars (4 seats).
-Category 2: MPV- Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV)- (5-8 seats)
-Category 3: Minibus (9-16 seats), including wheelchair accessible vehicles
-Category 4: Vehicles above 17 seats
Contracts under the DPS will be awarded following mini competitions.
CPV codes
60120000
34114400
34121500
34121000
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About the buyer
East Lothian Council has published 24 tender notices since 7 Oct 2023, with a combined advertised value of £88.6m. 5 of them are currently open.
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Buyer
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Deadline
Closes 30 Oct 2026
Value
£2.5m
Source: Public Contracts Scotland. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Details may change; always check the original notice before bidding.