Provision of taxi services for ELHT and BTH
Estimated value
£738k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
3
Published
27 Mar 2026
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Description
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust seeks to award contract(s) to suitably qualified and experienced providers for the delivery of Taxi Services supporting Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Hospital. The required services include, but are not limited to: • Patient transport (non emergency) • Staff transport • Ad hoc pick ups and drop offs • Transport of clinical items such as samples and case notes Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks to award a contract to a suitably qualified provider for the provision of Taxi Services for Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Services required include: • Patient transport (non emergency) • Staff transport • Ad hoc pick ups and drop offs • Transport of clinical items such as samples and case notes
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0675e8
- Total value
- £738,353 excluding VAT£886,023.06 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Sept 2026 to 30 Sept 2029Possible extension to 30 Sept 2031
The option to extend will be on a 12 months plus a further 12 months term.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 60120000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | — | price | 40.00% |
| Quality | — | quality | 50.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 29 May 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- To 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 the Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 3 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 - Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital - Taxi services | £240k | planned |
| 2 | Lot 2 - Burnley General Teaching Hospital - Taxi services | £240k | planned |
| 3 | Lot 3- Blackpool Teaching Hospital - Taxi services | £563k | planned |