Handbook on wheelchair transport for tenders

Legal, technical and organisational contexts for tendering and awarding transport services

For various reasons, people in wheelchairs are transported by service providers in vehicles that are designed to meet the specific requirements of the target group in terms of accessibility and safety. This includes, for example, that it must be possible to secure the person sitting in the wheelchair if the person cannot leave the wheelchair and transfer to a regular vehicle seat. In addition to knowledge of public procurement law, a solid basic knowledge of legal, technical and organisational contexts is required in order to be able to formulate an optimal tender for wheelchair transport services and evaluate the service offered when awarding the contract.

As part of the research project ‘Handbook for wheelchair transport in tenders’ (FE 82.0717/2018), which was supervised by the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt), the STUVA and its research partner have compiled all relevant aspects for the tendering and awarding of safe wheelchair transport and published key aspects in the form of a generally understandable brochure. The handbook presents the essential steps and information and lists sources for further information. In addition to the aspects of public procurement law, the technical and organisational framework conditions relating to vehicles, restraint systems and drivers are also explained.

The handbook as a concise guide with the essential information and the final report with further explanations can be downloaded free of charge at the following link: www.bast.de/rollstuhlbefoerderung