Official UK procurement notice
NSS09925 Provision of Edinburgh Taxi Service
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)·Consortium: 7 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is putting in place a single supplier Contract for the provision of a taxi service to NHS National Services Scotland and other National Health Boards based within Edinburgh. The contract must provide the 2 following services:
- Transportation of staff
- Secure collection and delivery of Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) blood products
- Recurrence: Every 4 years, however if extensions are used it will be 6 years.
CPV: Taxi services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Open procurement to appoint a single supplierAwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Every 4 years, however if extensions are used it will be 6 years.
- First published
- 29 Sept 2025, 09:38 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 08:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Oct 2025 – …
- Authority reference
NSS09925- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091638- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a3b4Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has be entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Publisher note: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of Edinburgh Taxi Service ('Services’) on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’), where applicable, i.e. Scottish Hospices, Northern Irelands trusts etc. The estimated values referred to in Section II.I.5 and II.2.6 covers the 48 months contract duration and the 24 month extension period of the framework agreement. (SC Ref:844162)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 30 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
30 Oct 2025 → 29 Sept 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline357 days ago30 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened357 days ago30 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published23 days ago29 Sept 2026, 08:41 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2025- Status changed to complete12 Dec 2025, 11:11 GMT
- Buyer details updated29 Sept 2026, 08:41 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central TaxisSME | £280,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Central TaxisSME | £420,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 082362-2025-NSS09925-1 · Central TaxisSME
- Signed
- 27 Nov 2025
- Value
- £280,000
- Status
- active
NSS09925 Provision of Edinburgh Taxi Service · Central TaxisSME
- Signed
- 27 Nov 2025
- Value
- £420,000
- Status
- active
- Change This modification notice has been created with the intention of correcting the total contract value, as it was not inclusive of the extension periods., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The modification is required to correct an administrative data-entry error in the published contract value. No changes have been made to the contract itself; the amendment solely updates the published contract value to reflect the total value over the full potential contract term, as originally intended.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
7 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Healthcare Improvement ScotlandContracting authority
- NHS 24Contracting authority
- NHS Education for ScotlandContracting authority
- Public Health ScotlandContracting authority
- Scottish Ambulance ServiceContracting authority
- The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Central TaxisAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.