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Award

12 Feb 2026 at 15:50

TenderUpdate

09 Jul 2025 at 11:13

Tender

26 Jun 2025 at 13:46

Summary of the contracting process

The South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has completed the procurement for the provision of scheduled and ad-hoc taxi services across various areas, including Barnsley, Wakefield, Calderdale, Kirklees, Doncaster, and Rotherham. The contract was awarded on 12th February 2026, with the procurement involving open procedures under legal framework CELEX 32014L0024. The procurement was categorised under taxi services (CPV code 60120000), focused on services within the healthcare industry, specifically for patient, sample, and medication transport. The buyer and key stakeholders included partnership with Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, highlighting collaboration within the healthcare sector across regions UKE31, UKE45, and UKE44.

This tender presents lucrative opportunities for businesses specialising in transport services, particularly SMEs, given the competitive open procurement method emphasising both cost and quality criteria such as requirements compliance, passenger welfare, and monitoring and quality assurance. Businesses with strong capabilities in service delivery, sustainability, and social value are well-suited to compete in such procurements. This contract, valued in significant monetary terms, was awarded to suppliers like Veezu Limited and Wakefield and Abbey Cars, demonstrating the varying scales of businesses that successfully entered contracts and the potential for diverse growth partnerships within the sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Scheduled and Ad-hoc taxi services

Notice Description

Provision of taxi services

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Barnsley

Provision of taxi services to the Barnsley Area

Lot 2 - Wakefield

Provision of taxi services

Lot 3 - Calderdale

Provision of taxi services

Lot 4 - Kirklees

Provision of taxi services

Lot 5 - Doncaster

Provision of Taxi Services

Lot 6 - Rotherham

Provision of taxi services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055430
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013074-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award 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
£1,440,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,441,695 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£480,565 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Feb 20268 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
WAKEFIELD
Postcode
WF1 3SP
Postcode Area
Wakefield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE45 Wakefield
Delivery Location
TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees, TLE45 Wakefield

Local Authority
Wakefield
Electoral Ward
Stanley and Outwood East
Westminster Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

Veezu Ltd

Wakefield & Abbey cars

A1 Ziggys ltd

Nearby cabs

Absolute Cabs

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