Please provide the following information:
1. Transport planning system
a. What system/s you currently use to support transport planning and scheduling.
We use an in-house Transport Management System called TRAMS.
b. The supplier/s of the system/s.
In-house (Devon County Council).
2. Cost and contract details
a. The current annual cost of each system.
b. The contract start date and end date.
c. Any options for extension or renewal within the contract.
d. The date on which the current contract is due for renewal or re-procurement.
Devon County Council does not hold this information. This is because the system is a bespoke in-house system, there aren’t any costs to the Local Authority for the system itself, or any contract/re-procurement requirements.
3. Contacts
a. The job title and suitable contact details of the main person or team responsible for discussing transport solutions within your organisation.
The current system supports several teams within the transport co-ordination service. Contact can be made by telephone on 0345 155 1015 asking for the service by name.
4. Annual transport spend: Please provide your most recent full financial year’s spend on transport services, broken down as follows:
Please note, details provided are as of Month 11.
a. Mainstream school transport – £21,116,460.00
b. Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND/SEN) transport – £29,552,706.00
c. Adult social care transport – £1,149,144.00
5. Demand responsive and community transport
a. Do you currently work with any demand responsive transport (DRT) and/or community transport providers?
If yes, please provide:
Yes
b. The name of each provider
c. The type of service/s provided (e.g. home‑to‑school, SEND, adult social care, dial‑a‑ride,
community bus, demand responsive transport)
d. The client group/s served and whether the services are provided under contract, grant funding, framework agreement, or ad‑hoc arrangements 6. Additional digital tools
In response to questions 5b-5d, please refer to the table below:
|
5b. Provider name |
5c. Type of service |
5d. Funding |
5d. Client Groups |
| East Teignbridge CTA |
Dial-a-Ride Community Bus |
Grant Contract |
Elderly/Disabled Persons/Rurally isolated General Public |
| Exeter CTA |
Dial-a-Ride
|
Grant |
Elderly/Disabled Persons/Rurally isolated
|
| Exmouth & District CT |
Dial-a-Ride
|
Grant |
Elderly/Disabled Persons/Rurally isolated
|
| Holsworthy Rural CTA |
Dial-a-Ride Home-to-School
|
Grant Contract |
Elderly/Disabled Persons/Rurally isolated Students |
| Ilfracombe & District CTA |
Dial-a-Ride Community Bus
|
Grant Contract |
Elderly/Disabled Persons/Rurally isolated General Public
|
| Ivybridge & District CTA |
Dial-a-Ride Home-to-School
|
Grant Contract |
Elderly/Disabled Persons/Rurally isolated Students |
| Mid Devon Mobility |
Dial-a-Ride Home-to-School
|
Grant Contract |
Elderly/Disabled Persons/Rurally isolated Students |
| Newton Abbot CTA |
Dial-a-Ride Community Bus Home-to-School
|
Grant Contract Contract |
Elderly/Disabled Persons/Rurally isolated General Public Students |
| Okehampton & District CT |
Dial-a-Ride Home-to-School
|
Grant Contract |
Elderly/Disabled Persons/Rurally isolated Students |
| TRIP CTA |
Dial-a-Ride
|
Grant |
Elderly/Disabled Persons/Rurally isolated
|
e. Whether you use any other digital tools or platforms to manage transport contracts, fleet management, route optimisation, or performance monitoring, and if so, the name of those tools.
Devon County Council does not hold this information. This is because digital tools are not used.
6. Future improvements
a. Whether your organisation is open to discussions regarding alternative transport solutions or pilot projects aimed at improving service delivery and/or cost efficiency.
Devon County Council does not hold this information.
By way of assistance, we can advise that Devon County Council has recently completed a market engagement exercise for route optimisation which Flexiroute were part of. Further steps as part of this project will take place in the coming weeks.