AI Overview

Request for Information seeking transportation services for students attending Provincial and Demonstration Schools, requiring weekly car or small vehicle transport to connect with School Bus Transportation Services.

Basic Information

Reference Number

00004724156

Issuing Organization

Ontario Shared Services

Solicitation Type

RFI - Request for Information (Informal)

Solicitation Number

tender_21140 - [RFI 2025-01]

Title

Project: tender_21140 - Request for Information on Small Vehicle and Taxi Services for Provincial School

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

Ontario

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2025/09/19 09:11:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2025/11/03 05:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Sean Hurdle

sean.hurdle@supplyontario.ca

Description

This Request for Information (“RFI”), is issued by His Majesty the King in right of Ontario as represented by the Ministry of Education “the Ministry”, for the purposes of gathering information about the marketplace in order to assist in the determination of future purchasing options or requirements. Suppliers are asked to respond to the Ministry and provide the information requested below.
Scope of Work
The Ministry is responsible for the administration of four (4) Provincial and three (3) Demonstration Schools across four geographical locations (Belleville, Milton, London, Brantford) to provide learning and education services for students who have severe learning disabilities or are Deaf/hard of hearing; blind, low vision or Deaf /blind. The Provincial and Demonstration School Branch (PDSB) oversees the policies and operation of the schools. In addition, the schools provide student lodging facilities for the students. The PDSB student lodging program is available to provincial and demonstration schools students residing over 115 kms or 70 minutes from the school from Monday to Friday.

Students attending student lodging programs at these schools are transported twice on a weekly basis: once from home to the school on Sunday night and once from the school back home on the Friday. There may be some Tuesday morning travel after a long weekend or mid-week travel home due to statutory holidays, Professional Activity (PA) days or weather issues.

The key objective of the student transportation services is to provide students with weekly transportation by car or small vehicle to drop off/pick-up locations throughout the province to connect with School Bus Transportation Services provided by the Ministry

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued by the originator of the notice. MERX asks you to contact the buying agency directly for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the main tender document and/or on this notice abstract.

Toutes les modifications associées à cet avis d’appel d’offres ainsi que les documents, les plans et les spécifications sont générés par l’entité responsable des achats (l’acheteur). S’il vous plait, contactez-le directement pour les addenda. Veuillez notez qu’il se peut que les fournisseurs soient obligés de s’inscrire directement avec l’acheteur. Vous pouvez trouver leur coordonnées dans le document principal ou dans l’abstrait de l’avis d’appel d’offre.

Source: https://ontariotenders.app.jaggaer.com/