Notice Information
Notice Title
GSS24735 STFC Taxi Services
Notice Description
UK SBS on behalf of UKRI wish to establish a framework for the provision of Taxi Services.
Lot Information
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) Area
UK SBS on behalf of UKRI wish to establish a framework for the provision of Taxi Services The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is seeking a safe, reliable, and cost-effective taxi and passenger transport service to support STFC-related business travel. This service will be available to STFC Travellers and other authorized parties. The general service requirement includes local journeys, airport travel and occasional longer distance journeys (round trip exceeding 100 miles). Suppliers are expected to have specialist knowledge of driver deployment to optimise their timing of arrival for airport pickups of STFC Travellers, to minimise unnecessary charged waiting time for taxi drivers.
Options: The Framework is being let for an initial 3-year fixed term with the option to extend for a further year subject to budgetary approval.
Renewal: The Framework is being let for an initial 3-year fixed term with the option to extend for a further year subject to budgetary approval.
Daresbury Laboratory (DL) AreaUK SBS on behalf of UKRI wish to establish a framework for the provision of Taxi Services The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is seeking a safe, reliable, and cost-effective taxi and passenger transport service to support STFC-related business travel. This service will be available to STFC Travellers and other authorized parties. The general service requirement includes local journeys, airport travel and occasional longer distance journeys (round trip exceeding 100 miles). Suppliers are expected to have specialist knowledge of driver deployment to optimise their timing of arrival for airport pickups of STFC Travellers, to minimise unnecessary charged waiting time for taxi drivers.
Options: The Framework is being let for an initial 3-year fixed term with the option to extend for a further year subject to budgetary approval.
Renewal: The Framework is being let for an initial 3-year fixed term with the option to extend for a further year subject to budgetary approval.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dc0c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047348-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60120000 - Taxi services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Aug 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Jul 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 4 May 2025 - 4 May 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON
- Postcode
- SN2 1FF
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
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