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title: "Provision of Taxi and Light Goods Transportation Services for Hywel Dda University Health Board (Carmarthenshire East)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078cd1"
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buyer: "Hywel da University Health Board"
published: "2026-10-21"
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# Provision of Taxi and Light Goods Transportation Services for Hywel Dda University Health Board (Carmarthenshire East)

Buyer: Hywel da University Health Board  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078cd1

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## Summary

Hywel Dda University Health Board buys taxi and light-goods transport for East Carmarthenshire. The service moves patients and staff, as well as medical specimens, blood products, medication, controlled drugs, documents and other healthcare-related goods across West Wales. It covers routine journeys and urgent, ad-hoc requests, with a requirement for service at all hours, every day of the year. This is a transport-services contract (CPV 60000000). The Health Board is the buyer; NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership conducted the procurement on its behalf. The stated delivery area is Carmarthenshire East, within the wider West Wales service description.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Deans Taxi and Minibus Hire Limited. The award date was 21 October 2026. The contract runs from 3 November 2026 to 2 November 2027, with an option to extend for a further 12 months, to 2 November 2028. The award value is £88,000 excluding VAT (£105,600 including VAT). There was one lot, marked suitable for SMEs. The Health Board used a below-threshold direct award without competition. The published data does not set out an evaluation basis or specific eligibility criteria.

This award demonstrates demand for a small-scale, local transport provider able to support healthcare operations across East Carmarthenshire and West Wales. A credible future supplier would need to organise taxi and light-goods journeys for patients and staff alongside sensitive and time-critical healthcare consignments, including specimens, blood products, medicines and controlled drugs. The service requirement spans routine travel and urgent ad-hoc requests, with round-the-clock, year-round availability, so bidders would need resilient capacity and dependable out-of-hours coverage. The award went to an SME, and the lot was identified as suitable for SMEs, indicating that a smaller provider can serve this requirement. The procurement used a direct award without competition, so this outcome does not show how suppliers would be evaluated in a future competition.

## Notice

Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) requires the continued provision of Taxi and Light Goods Transportation Services across East Carmarthenshire. The service facilitates the transportation of patients and staff, as well as medical specimens, blood products, medication, controlled drugs, documentation and other healthcare-related goods across West Wales. The service supports both routine and urgent ad-hoc requirements and must be available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099608-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 3 Nov 2026 - 2 Nov 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £88,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Hywel da University Health Board |
| Additional buyers | Hywel Dda University Health Board |
| Locality | CARMARTHEN |
| Postcode area | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA31 3BT |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL42 South West Wales |
| Local authority | Carmarthenshire |
| Electoral ward | Carmarthen Town North and South |
| Westminster constituency | Caerfyrddin |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Deans taxi and minibus hire limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 15:29 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099608-2026
- 21 Oct 2026 at 13:06 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099466-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099608-2026
  21st October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099466-2026
  21st October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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