Planning

London Councils Taxicard and Dial-a-Ride Taxis including Private Hire services, 2024 to 2029

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON

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Planning

19 Sep 2023 at 15:52

Summary of the contracting process

The Transport for London and London Councils are planning a procurement process for Taxi services, including Taxicard and Dial-a-Ride Taxis with private hire services, for the period of 2024 to 2029. The core requirement is to provide reliable and punctual transport services for vulnerable individuals in the local community. This involves gaining market feedback through a questionnaire to shape the procurement strategy and tender pack. The closing date for submissions is set 21 calendar days from the publication date.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the transport services industry, particularly those offering taxi and private hire services. Companies with experience in providing tailored transport solutions for individuals with mobility impairments may find this tender well-suited for their services. Understanding the requirements related to Taxicard and Dial-a-Ride Taxis, as stated in the tender, will be crucial for businesses looking to compete effectively in this procurement process.

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Notice Title

London Councils Taxicard and Dial-a-Ride Taxis including Private Hire services, 2024 to 2029

Notice Description

**This is not an invitation to tender** TfL's Dial-a-Ride (DAR),Assisted Transport and London Councils Taxi and PHV Services offering strives to provide its Taxicard and Assisted Taxi scheme members with a reliable and punctual individual-tailored transport service, at a rate that aligns with the current market. The core requirement is to ensure we can continue to support individuals in the local community who are vulnerable and may be mobility impaired to reach their final destination. It is therefore crucial that this service maintains its current service standards and no qualifying member of the schemes is left without their ride. This Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) is being jointly issued by two entities - Transport for London and London Councils. It seeks to obtain market feedback in relation to an anticipated procurement of the services ca PS.5-8 m p.a. and seeks to shape the procurement strategy and tender pack which combines TfL's Dial a Ride (DaR) Taxis/PHVs and London Councils Taxicard requirements. This Early Market Engagement (EME) activity aims to gain insight into the current Taxi/PHV aggregator market in order to understand the appetite, capacity, technology and maturity of the market in relation to these specific requirements, including any perceived risks, opportunities and cost drivers. To respond please complete the questionnaire below https://forms.office.com/e/hpFDWrCcdz **Please note that the closing date for receipt of submissions of this form will be 21 calendar days from date of publication on Find a Tender Notices.

Lot Information

Taxicard - Advanced, asap , delivery and collection bookings

Members of the Taxicard service make their journey requests either by contacting the incumbent service provider's journey booking centre for an advance or as soon as possible (ASAP) booking. In addition, certain London boroughs allow members to make a booking for collection and delivery of essential goods / items only. These bookings can be made for a family member, carer or friend to use a trip on behalf of the member for this purpose. Alternatively, a member can request for a driver to carry out this request. Payment for these types of booking are made at the time of booking, and all goods collected must be paid for prior to the driver completing the trip. Details are found on the website: https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/services/taxicard/book-taxi-now

Taxicard - Street hail

Members have the capability to street hail some TfL-licenced Taxis to complete their journey. Details can be found at: https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/services/taxicard/book-taxi-now

Dial a Ride Taxis/PHVs - Multi-trip bookings, single trip bookings, and Capital Call

The requirement for multi-trip /shift and single trip bookings of taxis by DaR is a direct result of unforeseen day-to-day fluctuations in multi-occupancy demand, difficult-to-reach pick-up areas and various occurrences of non-availability of the multi-occupancy mini-bus services. Members' calls for specific kinds of taxis are booked under the same DaR membership scheme as multi-occupancy, free to members at point of use. Kinds of vehicles. The DaR Taxi and PHV Services member requirement is for three main types of vehicle which each individual specifies at the point of ordering their ride and is booked through the aggregator: o TfL- licensed London Taxi (black cab) o TfL-licensed PHVs o TFL-licensed PHVs that are designated wheelchair accessible vehicles o Low Floor Vehicle Details can be found at: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/dial-a-ride/

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040219
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027689-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

60120000 - Taxi services

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Oct 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
Contact Name
Emelia Wilson and Philip Lewis
Contact Email
dar-taxiservices@tfl.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

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