Notice Information
Notice Title
Taxi Services
Notice Description
Taxi Services to transport patients, relatives and Authority employees and/or agents as well as transferring assets including equipment, records and samples This will be for United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Lot Information
West Lindsey & North Kesteven
LOT 1 - West Lindsey & North Kesteven (this Lot also includes Ironstone Centre in North Lincolnshire)
Options: Option to extend
Renewal: By 2 x 12 month periods
East Lindsey & BostonLOT 2 - East Lindsey & Boston (this Lot also includes Quayside Medical Centre in North East Lincolnshire)
Options: Option to extend
Renewal: By 2 x 12 month periods
South Kesteven & South HollandLOT 3 - South Kesteven & South Holland
Options: Option to extend
Renewal: By 2 x 12 month periods
Planning Information
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are holding taxi supplier engagement days due to the re-tender of the taxi procurement. They are being held on the below dates and times: • 29th May 2025, Grantham & District Hospital • 30th May 2025, Pilgrim Hospital Boston • 4th June 2025, Lincoln County Hospital Please email ulth.business.continuity@nhs.net confirming your attendance and which event you can attend.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050966
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043120-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60120000 - Taxi services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,588,648 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,588,647 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Jul 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 25 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 2 Feb 2026 - 1 Feb 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-02-28
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Rebecca Stokes
- Contact Email
- ulth.business.continuity@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- 01522512512
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LINCOLN
- Postcode
- LN2 5QY
- Post Town
- Lincoln
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF3 Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLF3 Lincolnshire, TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Lincoln
- Electoral Ward
- Carholme
- Westminster Constituency
- Lincoln
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043120-2025
25th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042625-2025
24th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022721-2025
19th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017698-2025
29th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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