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title: "Provision of Blue Badge, Freedom Pass and Taxi Card Service"
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# Provision of Blue Badge, Freedom Pass and Taxi Card Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-blue-badge-freedom-pass-and-taxi-card-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02f217). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Bexley: "Provision of Blue Badge, Freedom Pass and Taxi Card Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,225,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Bexley](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-bexley-ons-e09000004)
- **Published Value:** £1,225,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 December 2021 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI51
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,225,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-blue-badge-freedom-pass-and-taxi-card-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02f217#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f217`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-blue-badge-freedom-pass-and-taxi-card-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02f217#tl-md)

## Description
The London Borough of Bexley is seeking a provider to deliver a service for three concessionary travel schemes: Blue Badge parking, Disabled Person’s Freedom Pass and Taxi-card applications. 
The aim of this contract is to help people with severe mobility problems caused by visible and non-visible (‘hidden’) disabilities to access goods and services, by allowing them to park close to their destination, travel free on London’s public transport, and in licensed taxis at subsidised rates.
The service outcomes required are:
•fair and consistent treatment of Blue Badge, Freedom Pass and Taxi - card applicants
•customer-friendly and clear
•timely and cost-efficient
•resistant to abuse
To facilitate these outcomes, a case management system will be needed that takes advantage of digital opportunities allowing the pathway for automatically eligible clients to be completed in a seamless and timely manner. For non-automatic eligibility the intervention of a mobility expert maybe required

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £1,255,000
- **Description:** The London Borough of Bexley is seeking a provider to deliver a service for three concessionary travel schemes: Blue Badge parking, Disabled Person’s Freedom Pass and Taxi-card applications. 
The aim of this contract is to help people with severe mob...
- **Contract Period:** 10/04/2022 to 09/04/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 007858-2022-5360-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Inspire Community Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-179303`
  - Value: £1,225,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 007858-2022-5360-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,225,000
  - Signed Date: 10/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007858-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-23T12:14:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T07:34:06.233Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f217