Notice Information
Notice Title
The Supply of a Taxi Service
Notice Description
Time-limited direct award for 24/7 taxi services at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, supporting staff, patient, and operational transport. This award ensures continuity of service during the transition to a BSW Group operating model and aligns contract end dates with Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (contract expiry March 2027). The arrangement is transitional, enabling a single, competitive group-wide procurement ahead of contract expiry.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f990
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084563-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60120000 - Taxi services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £108,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- naveen.pitchumani@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- 01722336262
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON
- Postcode
- SN3 6BB
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Ridgeway
- Westminster Constituency
- East Wiltshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084563-2025
18th December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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