---
title: "Staff and Patient Travel - July"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078749"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The Christie NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-10-14"
---

# Staff and Patient Travel - July

Buyer: The Christie NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078749

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## Summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust bought taxi services for staff and patient travel. The requirement is travel by taxi associated with the Trust’s work; the procurement does not provide further detail about journey types or destinations. The Christie is based on Wilmslow Road in Manchester, but the contract data does not identify delivery locations beyond the travel service itself. The buying organisation is The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. The selected supplier was Veezu Limited, a Cardiff-based company. This requirement is relevant to taxi operators and passenger transport providers able to support travel for both NHS staff and patients. Its focus is transport rather than vehicle supply or general healthcare services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Veezu Limited. The Trust used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. The contract was signed on 30 June 2026 and ran from 1 July to 31 July 2026. Its value was £39,169.40 excluding VAT, or £47,003.28 including VAT. The process was arranged as one lot, covering taxi services. No separate evaluation criteria are recorded; the award followed the non-competitive route. The tender description says the Trust was already using this supplier while awaiting completion of the tender process, with a further two months then estimated before that process would be complete. The contract is recorded as active.

For taxi and passenger transport businesses, this award shows that The Christie has a recurring requirement for staff and patient journeys and has used a direct award below threshold without competition for this instance. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to demonstrate dependable taxi capacity for both staff and patients, and the ability to handle NHS-related travel safely and consistently. The award itself does not set out specific fleet, accessibility, safeguarding, service-level or accreditation requirements, so those should not be assumed to be formal conditions. Veezu is recorded as an SME, showing that a smaller operator secured this service. Providers focused on taxi services, including SMEs with the operational capacity to serve a healthcare trust, are the closest commercial match.

## Notice

Already using this supplier while we await tender process to be completed. Estimating 2 more months before tender process complete

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096889-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £39,169 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M20 4BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Withington |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Withington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Veezu Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60120000 - Taxi services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 11:15 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096889-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096889-2026
  14th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.christie.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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