--- title: "UKSBS CS19158 STFC Taxi Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8ca1ae9b-3a2a-4959-b425-a4a914c41508" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8ca1ae9b-3a2a-4959-b425-a4a914c41508" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8ca1ae9b-3a2a-4959-b425-a4a914c41508.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8ca1ae9b-3a2a-4959-b425-a4a914c41508.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2019-05-28" --- # UKSBS CS19158 STFC Taxi Services Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8ca1ae9b-3a2a-4959-b425-a4a914c41508 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8ca1ae9b-3a2a-4959-b425-a4a914c41508) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8ca1ae9b-3a2a-4959-b425-a4a914c41508.json) ## Summary The UK Shared Business Services Limited is currently in the planning stage of the "UKSBS CS19158 STFC Taxi Services" procurement process. This tender is aimed at addressing the taxi transportation needs for staff, users, and visitors across various sites including Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire and others in Daresbury, Edinburgh, and Swindon. The engagement end date is set for 6th June 2019, with two supplier engagement events scheduled to take place on 11th and 12th June 2019. This initiative will involve a contract valued at approximately £430,000 per annum, with the intention of establishing a new provision for up to four years through a segmented approach based on geographical lots. This procurement presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the transport and logistics sector, particularly those specialising in taxi services capable of providing both pre-booked and immediate response options. Small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises, are encouraged to engage, especially if they can service specific geographical lots. The upcoming supplier engagement days will offer a platform for prospective suppliers to understand STFC's needs and demonstrate their capabilities, thereby potentially attracting new business and expanding their operational reach in the public sector. ## Notice STFC (UKRI) has a significant need for "bought in" taxi journeys for staff, users and visitors across all of its sites, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire (RAL), Daresbury, Cheshire (DL), Edinburgh (UKATC) and Swindon. Due to the high level of "User" visits to ISIS and CLF at the RAL Oxfordshire based site, that area has the highest volume requirement, approximately 5500 separate trips (although this number can vary widely depending, particularly, on the running days of the large facilities). Journeys range for local trips as low as 12 miles up to longer trips, typically to airports, of 50 miles plus. As well as buying in its taxi services the RAL, Oxfordshire site (exclusively) has a retained Transport Function which employs a small team staff who undertake both goods and passenger transportation. In advance of the expiry of the current contract, STFC is considering how best to address the succession to the current contract provision. We now seek to gauge the market response to STFC's requirements so that we can deliver improvements and benefits through new contracted provision. The requirement will be split into lots by geographical location. Suppliers that are capable of delivering specific lot/s will need to register their interest and are encouraged to attend the engagement day at the location which they operate within. We envisage that there will be five lots covering: LOT 1: RAL Oxfordshire - short journeys LOT 2: RAL Oxfordshire Long journeys including London and regional airport journeys LOT 3 Swindon - Journeys from Swindon to RAL and Bristol area LOT 4: DL, Daresbury, Cheshire LOT 5. UK ATC, Edinburgh area There will be a requirement for two types of services required as part of the provision, 1. pre-booked (at least 24 hours in advance) and 2. taxi (immediate response). Please refer to the attachment section and the additional information below for further details regarding this early engagement notice. Additional information: This Early Engagement Notice is being issued in order to undertake a market consultation exercise with regards to the current view of requirements detailed above. If you believe that this will be of interest to you and your organisation, please register your interest by sending an email to the following email address: professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk By registering and attending you will be engaging in non-competitive dialogue which will enable STFC to develop and assess the market's appetite, concerns, and views on formulation of its requirements. Please register by 06th June 2019 and state clearly which Supplier Day you wish to attend. The estimated value of the framework per annum excluding VAT is PS430,000. We anticipate the new provision being a three year plus 1 agreement The two supplier engagement days will be held at: 1. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX - 12th June 2019 This event focusses on RAL and Swindon areas. 2. Daresbury Laboratory, Keckwick Lane, Warrington, WA4 4AD - 11th June 2019 This event focusses on Daresbury area UKATC - Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ - supplier engagement will be managed locally but please do register your interest if you wish to be contacted. Please state your location preference if you wish to attend. Once you have registered your interest we will confirm the actual day and time of the engagement day. STFC may consider information and responses received as part of the preliminary market consultation to help inform STFC's options and further decision making in relation to the planning and conduct of the proposed procurement. For the avoidance of doubt, this notice is not a Call for Competition; a Contract Notice will be issued as a call for competition. Not registering an interest shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of preliminary market consultation shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in preliminary market consultation will be at each supplier's own cost. The format of the Supplier Day will be confirmed in advance and an agenda of the day will be provided ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0335b63f-e50b-447a-9ab8-0dbd9668d810 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 May 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Jun 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 1FF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney | | Westminster constituency | Swindon North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60120000 - Taxi services ## Release History - 28 May 2019 at 14:20 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0335b63f-e50b-447a-9ab8-0dbd9668d810 - 15 May 2019 at 08:18 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0335b63f-e50b-447a-9ab8-0dbd9668d810 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0335b63f-e50b-447a-9ab8-0dbd9668d810 28th May 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f2a98a8a-a1ae-4104-8cd2-637b3e80a319 CS19158 Early engagement opportunity information ## Notice URLs - http://www.uksbs.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8ca1ae9b-3a2a-4959-b425-a4a914c41508. 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