Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Taxi, Courier, parcel and Transport of Human Tissues & Blood Tests
Authority: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60)Postal and telecommunications services (64)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£500,000total for 3 lots · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Aug 2026awarded 13 Aug 2026
Award (standstill) to Road Runners Meco Ltd +2 more3 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 16 Sept 2029 · up to 16 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 17 Sept 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis tender is divided into three LOTs : LOT 1 - Provision of Taxis; LOT 2 - provision of Couriers and LOT 3 - Transport of Blood samples and Human Tiisues
CPV: Courier services · Services provided by transplant organ banks · Taxi services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£500,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Taxis- Supplier InformationAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2CouriersAwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Transport of Human Tissues and Blood TestsAwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Criteria: 60%
- Commercial Envelope: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Criteria: 60%
- Commercial Envelope: 40%
Lot distribution rule: LOT 1- Taxis
LO 2- Couriers
LOT 3 - Delivery of Parcels and Human Tissue
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Aug 2026, 20:56 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2026, 12:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
C386800- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074421- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dcf7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
This procurement has concluded this notice is for administrative purposes only, refer to FTS:
F02: Contract notice
2025-935700
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d413
Timeline
5 Aug 2026 → 17 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published77 days ago5 Aug 2026, 20:56 BST
- Clarification questions by77 days ago6 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline73 days ago10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent70 days ago13 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published70 days ago13 Aug 2026, 12:44 BST
- Standstill ends58 days ago24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by43 days ago8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts35 days ago17 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2026- Tender notice published5 Aug 2026, 20:56 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published5 Aug 2026, 21:05 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST5 Aug 2026, 21:05 BST-25 days · was 4 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published13 Aug 2026, 12:44 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Aug 2026, 12:44 BST
- Contract signature expected25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
The contract notice is already published
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value £550,0003 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 186 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 3 · Transport of Human Tissues and Blood Tests1 award | |||
| DIAMOND COURIERS LTDProvision of Histopathology and Blood Samples Delivery Services1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Maximum of two extensions of 12 months each at the absolute discretion of Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £200,000 | 12 Aug 2026standstill to 24 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
| Across several lots2 awards | |||
| Road Runners Meco LtdProvision of Taxi Services1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Maximum of 2 extensions at the absolute discretion of QVH NHS Foundation Trust · Options: Max of two extensions of 12 months each at the absolute discretion of Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £200,000 | 13 Aug 2026standstill to 24 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
| CitySprint (UK) LimitedProvision of Courier Services1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Maximum of two extension of 12 months each at the absolute discretion of Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £150,000 | 8 Aug 2026standstill to 24 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Taxis- Supplier Information | 9final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Couriers | 6final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Transport of Human Tissues and Blood Tests | 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Citysprint (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier
- DIAMOND COURIERS LTDAwarded supplier
- Road Runners Meco LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender