Framework Agreement for Taxi and Private Hire Provision

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  "date": "2025-12-19T09:24:56Z",
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    "description": "North Lanarkshire Council (the \u201cCouncil\u201d) requires the provision of passenger transport services to supplement its existing arrangements managed by Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT) for school pupil transport (drop-offs and pickups before and after the school day), and transport for pupils with Additional Support Needs (ASN).\nTo meet this need, the council intends to establish a multi-lot, multi-supplier framework agreement for taxi and private hire services that shall support a range of transport requirements, including (but not limited to) services for Integrated Day Services, wider social care provision, housing, education, corporate and elected members for staff-related travel.\nFurther information on the Lots, including applied Sub-Lots is detailed below.\nFull information on the Details of Requirements to be applied within the framework agreement are detailed in ITT Annex 1 available via PCS-Tender.",
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        "description": "In addition to Description detailed above in this Contract Notice, Lot 1 \u2013 Integrated Day Support (IDS) Transport Services shall be used to facilitate the transport of Service Users from defined pick up points to the Councils older adult day service centres.\nLot 2 \u2013 Ad-hoc Taxi and Private Hire Provision of the Framework Agreement shall be used to facilitate transport of service users in areas including (but not limited to) social care provision, education pupils and staff, housing / homelessness, elected members, Council personnel etc.\nLot 2 of the arrangement is further broken down across three (3) Sub-Lots as detailed below:\nLot 2A \u2013 Ad-hoc Taxi and Private Hire \u2013 Northern Zone\nLot 2B \u2013 Ad-hoc Taxi and Private Hire \u2013 Central Zone\nLot 2C \u2013 Ad-hoc Taxi and Private Hire \u2013 Southern Zone\nTenderers are free to bid for all three (3) Sub-Lots and con be appointed to a maximum of three (3).\nLot 2 shall operate via the appointment of no more than four (4) Contractors to each of the three Sub-Lots i.e. a maximum of 12 Contractors appointed.\nFull information on the Details of Requirements, Lot approach etc. for Lot 2 of the framework agreement is detailed in the tender pack, response envelopes etc. located in PCS-Tender.",
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