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DPS Transport for Education, Social care and other transport requirements (East Lothian Council)

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East Lothian Council · GB-FTS-1747

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Value
£44m
Published
17 Apr 2026
Deadline
20 Apr 2034, 12:00 BST
Type
opportunity
60112000 · Transport services60120000 · Transport services34114400 · Transport equipment34121500 · Transport equipment34121000 · Transport equipmentScotland

Description

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.

Key facts

Procedure
Restricted procedure
Lots
4
Contact
procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk
+44 1620827827
Category
services
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Provenance

Source
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Notice id
034979-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06647e
First seen
20 Aug 2026
Last updated
12 Oct 2026

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