Published date: 30 January 2025
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Taxi services - 60120000
Location of contract
HU3 2JZ
Value of contract
£493,422.21
Procurement reference
CF-2831600D0O000000rwimUAA
Published date
30 January 2025
Closing date
3 March 2025
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 June 2025
Contract end date
31 May 2028
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Trust has a requirement for the provision of Taxi Transport Service and a GSM Taxi Free Phone service. The Trust has a separate courier contract in place for the movement of goods between its sites on a fixed timetable.
To supplement this the Trust also requires the provision of a 24-hour, 7 days a week, 365/6 days a year taxi service to enable more urgent and flexible movement of Staff, Patients and the movement of goods/ equipment between the Trust Sites.
There is an expectation that the successful company must be able to deal with requests for numerous journeys simultaneously when required.
There is a requirement for patients to be collected from their home address, these journeys will be booked by Trust.
All taxi requests are made through the Trust's Transport Helpdesk and details logged on the Trust's system. Total annual taxi bookings for 2024 were 7429.
The Trust also requires a GSM Taxi Free Phone service, which must be installed and operated at no charge to the Trust.
The Trust requires one supplier to provide both services. (taxi transport service and a GSM Taxi Free Phone service). From January 2024 to December 2024 the phone line was used 6,847 times.
All requirements are described with the specification of requirements.
More information
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To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
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Closing: 3 March 2025, 12pm