Notice Information
Notice Title
WPL05849 - UHS Taxi & Courier Service
Notice Description
Southampton General Hospital (SGH), part of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, is exploring opportunities to enhance its patient, visitor, and staff transport options through improved taxi service provision. As a major acute hospital serving the South Coast and beyond, SGH experiences a high volume of daily journeys, and ensuring reliable, safe, and accessible transport is essential to delivering a positive experience for all site users.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0615b8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010045-2026
- 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
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport 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
- 4 Feb 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Feb 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Holly Gooderham-Pearson
- Contact Email
- holly.gooderham-pearson@wpl.uhs.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTHAMPTON
- Postcode
- SO16 6YD
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ32 Southampton
- Delivery Location
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
-
- Local Authority
- Southampton
- Electoral Ward
- Shirley
- Westminster Constituency
- Southampton Test
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010045-2026
4th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009604-2026
3rd February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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