Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Children and Young People
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Lambeth Council provides passenger transport
services to a wide range of Lambeth residents, across services
within adult social care, children’s social care and Special
Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The Council has a duty
under the Education Act 1996 Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons
Act 1970?(in respect of children) and the Care Act 2014 (in respect
of adults) to provide transport to those assessed in need.
Provision may be made by taxi, among other means.
Lambeth Council currently administers a framework for Passenger
Transport Services, which is due to expire on 30 November
2020.
The proposal is to:
1) Vary the Passenger Transport Services (Taxi) Framework Agreement
to increase the Framework value by £4.728m in to cover
overspend as of 29 April 2020 of £2.228m and request an
additional £2.500m to cover potential increase spend for the
duration of the contract.
2) Award contracts to nine active providers for a period of eight
months from 1 December 2020 to 31 July 2021. The direct award of
contracts will support continuity of services and provider
sustainability, whilst enabling the council sufficient time for
service redesign and to undertake a full competitive tender for a
new Approved Provider List contract, set to commence 1 August
2020.
3) Retender the Passenger Transport Services contract. The proposed
model is an Approved Provider List for a four-year term (1 August
2020 to 31 July 2024) with an option to extend twice for one year
(1+1) up to 31 July 2026.
To waive section 8.2 of the Contract Standing Orders and award direct contracts for Passenger Transport Taxi services from 01 December 2020 – 31 July 2021 to the following nine providers for the sum of £3,506,697.00:
Table 1 – Preferred Providers
II. London Hire Community Services Ltd |
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III. Kelly Executive Cars |
IV. Wallington Cars and Couriers Ltd |
V. Access Mobility Transport |
VI. Hats (Healthcare and Transport Service) |
VII. Sherwood Cars Ltd |
VIII. The Keen Group (TKG) |
IX. Kendall Cars |
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Publication date: 06/11/2020
Date of decision: 16/11/2020
Effective from: 24/11/2020
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