Are you using the disabled travel service in Hafnarfjörður?
The City of Hafnarfjörður is currently preparing a new tender for transport services for disabled people in Hafnarfjörður. We would like to hear from users, their carers, and anyone else who is familiar with and uses the transport service.
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður is now preparing a new
Tender for travel services for disabled people in Hafnarfjörður.
We would love to hear from users, carers and others who
Know and use the ride-hailing service. A new Facebook page is a platform. in order to
to provide feedback to the staff and the oversight group
with the project. You can also send suggestions to the email address: hafnarfjordur@hafnarfjordur.is
The Family Council of Hafnarfjörður proposes that it be abandoned.
from cooperation with other municipalities within SSH on travel services for disabled people and
Instead, preparations will be started for a tender for transport services for
disabled in accordance with the law on municipal social services and the procurement regulations of the City of Hafnarfjörður. The purpose of
that a tender will be issued more efficient service with
increased autonomy for users without compromising the service as defined in
description of service.
The Family Council agrees to appoint a working group for preparations.
Tender. The working group will consist of three representatives.
appointed by the Family Council together with a representative from the Advisory Council for People with Disabilities. The group will be supported by the Procurement Manager, the Head of the Finance Department and the Head of Family Services. The working group is authorised to obtain
advice from experts where necessary and is also intended to take into account
the existing service description and operational information that have been submitted
on the part of the current operator.
The working group shall complete its work by 1 June 2019.
Explanatory statement
A transport service for disabled people is, by its nature, a local service that
is in many cases based on trust and personal service for a vulnerable group. Hafnarfjörður's share of the joint transport service is in
around 15.71 TP3T, which is just over 62,000 trips per year. The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður carried out this project.
until the end of 2014 when a contract for a joint taxi service came into effect
value. Thus, there is a great deal of experience with
the project is present at the municipality, in addition to the director of the department
Family Services of Hafnarfjörður has sat on the social services managers' advisory group.
the capital region on behalf of SSH as the municipality's representative on a professional advisory group on
the driving service that has borne
Professional and financial responsibility for the project in accordance with the SSH agreement.
Travel services for disabled people since May 2014.