Notice Information
Notice Title
Taxi Hire Services
Notice Description
This is the Procurement for the provision of Taxis Services to the Beneficiaries. The BBC's existing current contract for these services is expiring, and the BBC is looking to re-tender this contract. The BBC intends to procure a safe, efficient, and sustainable taxi service available when and where our travellers need it, with a digital platform that supports secure, frictionless booking, robust reporting and tax compliance, and effective contract management. We have built our requirement for taxi booking services to include the UK and overseas. Our strategic pillars for the future of this service are: Value for money and availability: A cost-efficient taxi service with 24/7 global coverage for staff, on-air staff/contributors and equipment, delivering confirmed availability when and where the BBC needs it. Safety, quality and sustainability: A safe, fully compliant service with verified fully licenced drivers and compliant, low-emission vehicles that meet BBC standards and advance Net Zero goals. User experience and technology: An enterprise grade, accessible platform with single sign on, real-time tracking and integrations that enable secure, frictionless booking. Visibility and control: Robust management information and controls providing full oversight of journeys, spend, CO2 and policy adherence, with automated reporting.
Lot Information
Ride-hail
Ride-hail/on-demand requirements: Real-time, app-based taxi bookings with timely fulfilment of requirements. Please note that, as this is non-committed spend, the per lot values figures (PS) below are estimated based on historic spend on these types of services.
Renewal: The contract can be extended by up to 2 years up to 30/06/2032. The number and duration of extensions to be determined at a later stage. Whilst this is not an exclusive arrangement, in the event of an increase in volumes, the BBC may direct award similar goods, services or works during the term of the contract to the successful supplier(s).
Pre-Book and Specialist requirementsPre-Book and Specialist requirements: Pre-booked requirements (any bookings over 1 hour in advance) across the UK and internationally; and Specialist bookings for any production specific requirements including travel for on-air staff/contributors, unit drivers, group and event moves. Please note that, as this is non-committed spend, the per lot values figures (PS) below are estimated based on historic spend on these types of services.
Renewal: The contract can be extended by up to 2 years up to 30/06/2032. The number and duration of extensions to be determined at a later stage. Whilst this is not an exclusive arrangement, in the event of an increase in volumes, the BBC may direct award similar goods, services or works during the term of the contract to the successful supplier(s).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ff8f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010753-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- 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, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60100000 - Road transport services
60112000 - Public road transport services
60120000 - Taxi services
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
60171000 - Hire of passenger cars with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £52,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £52,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Feb 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2027 - 30 Jun 2030 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2032-01-05
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- no_reply@bbc.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- W1A 1AA
- Post Town
- West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- West End
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010753-2026
6th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005691-2026
22nd January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000421-2026
5th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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