Notice Information
Notice Title
FIF009-26 Assisted Transport (Private Ambulance) and Taxi Transport Services
Notice Description
Assisted Transport (Private Ambulance) and Taxi Transport Services
Lot Information
Taxi Services
Provides licensed taxi and private hire transport services to support patient flow across NHS Fife, including discharge journeys, outpatient attendance where eligible and authorised, ad hoc journeys, and such other non-clinical transport requirements as may arise from time to time. The Supplier shall ensure access to wheelchair accessible vehicles and shall maintain sufficient fleet and dispatch capacity to respond to fluctuations and peaks in demand.
Renewal: Replacing current local contract
Assisted Transport (Private Ambulance)NHS Fife requires the provision of a high-quality, safe, responsive, and sustainable assisted transport service under Lot 1 to support, amongst other service requirements: - Renal patients requiring scheduled dialysis appointments across NHS Fife locations. - Discharge and ad hoc transport required for safe discharge. Provides assisted transport for patients who require a higher level of support than standard taxi provision, but who do not require an emergency ambulance response. The Services shall include planned and unplanned journeys, discharge support, inter-site transfers, and such other non-emergency transport as may be required where the patient's condition, mobility, or clinical risk indicates the need for a suitably trained crew and appropriately equipped vehicle.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c044
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061305-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
60120000 - Taxi services
85143000 - Ambulance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jun 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jul 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- 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
- NHS FIFE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DUNFERMLINE
- Postcode
- KY12 0SU
- Post Town
- Kirkcaldy
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
- Delivery Location
- TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
-
- Local Authority
- Fife
- Electoral Ward
- Dunfermline North
- Westminster Constituency
- Dunfermline and Dollar
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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