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Gateway 1 Procurement Commencement: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Transport - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

 

 

Meeting: 09/04/2024 - Cabinet (Item 13)

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Minutes:

Background:

 

This report requested agreement of the Cabinet to commence the procurement of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Contract.

 

A DPS would remove the entry barrier for new suppliers, which had the potential to encourage competition and offer cost savings, as well as address the capacity concerns that had been experienced during the last two years of the previous contract.

 

Decision

number:

 

Decision:

 

68/2024

The Cabinet approved commencement of the procurement of the SEND Transport contract as per the preferred Option 3b – Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Process, as identified in paragraph 5.3. of the report. 

 

Reasons:

 

A Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will remove the entry barrier for new suppliers, which has the potential to encourage competition and offer cost savings, as well as address the capacity concerns that have been experienced during the last two years of the previous contract.