Tender process for Dorset Passenger Transport
Dorset County Council has changed the way it buys its transport services.
Dorset Passenger Transport (DPT) re-tendered every one of its contracts at the same time, this enables routes to be packaged together to give better value for money.
This means a better deal for people who use or provide transport.
DPT is continuously looking at the way it uses its own fleet and depot.
Dorset Passenger Transport's services include:
Home to school and college transport
Adult services (day care and other needs)
Special educational needs transport
Community transport
Adult social care
Children social care
Children out of school
Subsidised public transport
This new way of procuring transport services will develop longer-term partnerships with transport providers who are committed to working with the county council to improve services.
Key dates
| DPT's matching of assessments with operational business requirement | 31/01/11 - 25/02/11 |
| Final shortlist | 28/02/11 |
| Clarifications with tenderers - where needed | 02/03/11 - 18/03/11 |
| CABINET APPROVAL (next available date) | 06/04/11 |
| Initial Notification to tenderers | 07/04/11 - 13/04/11 |
| Mandatory 'stand still' period | 14/04/11 - 27/04/11 |
| Official Contract Award Notification | 28/04/11 - 04/05/10 |
| Service start - Call Off Services (Adult Social Care / Child Social care / Children out of School Service) | 23/05/11 |
| Service start - Public Transport | 24/07/11 |
| Service start - Mainstream Home to School / SEN Home to School / Public Transport (school linked) / SEN Colleges | 05/09/11 |
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Name: Dorset Passenger Transport
Email: publictransport@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Tel: 01305 225165
Fax: 01305 225166
Full details for Dorset Passenger Transport
