Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Taxi Services
Authority: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTees, Esk and Wear Valley's NHS Foundation Trust have awarded a contract for Taxi Services to the following suppliers
Lot 1 County Durham and Darlington - Take Me Group
Lot 2 Harrogate - Town Taxis Harrogate
Lot 3 Hartlepool and Stockton - Middlesbrough Borough Cars
Lot 4 Northallerton - Middlesbrough Borough Cars
Lot 5 Scarborough and Malton - Nippys Taxis
Lot 6 Teesside - Middlesbrough Borough Cars
Lot 7 York and Selby - Veezu Limited
The contract has been awarded for a period of 36 month with 2 x 12 Month optional extensions.
CPV: Taxi services
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Durham & DarlingtonCancelledRenewal North East
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust had a requirement for a taxi and courier service from an appropriately qualified independent provider for taxi services. The provision was for a sustainable taxi and courier services for the conveyance of patients including wheelchair users and children who are eligible for hospital transport, together with staff and light goods for both routine and ad hoc requirements.
The service is required to be available 24 hours a day, including weekends, bank holidays and public holidays 24/7. The contract for this piece of work is awarded to the chosen supplier as above for a period of 36 months with 2 x 12 months optional extensions commencing on 1st June 2025.
Lot #2HarrogateCancelledRenewal Yorkshire & Humber
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust had a requirement for a taxi and courier service from an appropriately qualified independent provider for taxi services. The provision was for a sustainable taxi and courier services for the conveyance of patients including wheelchair users and children who are eligible for hospital transport, together with staff and light goods for both routine and ad hoc requirements.
The service is required to be available 24 hours a day, including weekends, bank holidays and public holidays 24/7. The contract for this piece of work is awarded to the chosen supplier as above for a period of 36 months with 2 x 12 months optional extensions commencing on 1st June 2025.
Lot #3Stockton & HartlepoolCancelledRenewal North East
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust had a requirement for a taxi and courier service from an appropriately qualified independent provider for taxi services. The provision was for a sustainable taxi and courier services for the conveyance of patients including wheelchair users and children who are eligible for hospital transport, together with staff and light goods for both routine and ad hoc requirements.
The service is required to be available 24 hours a day, including weekends, bank holidays and public holidays 24/7. The contract for this piece of work is awarded to the chosen supplier as above for a period of 36 months with 2 x 12 months optional extensions commencing on 1st June 2025.
Lot #4NorthallertonCancelledRenewal North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust had a requirement for a taxi and courier service from an appropriately qualified independent provider for taxi services. The provision was for a sustainable taxi and courier services for the conveyance of patients including wheelchair users and children who are eligible for hospital transport, together with staff and light goods for both routine and ad hoc requirements.
The service is required to be available 24 hours a day, including weekends, bank holidays and public holidays 24/7. The contract for this piece of work is awarded to the chosen supplier as above for a period of 36 months with 2 x 12 months optional extensions commencing on 1st June 2025.
Lot #5Scarborough & MaltonCancelledRenewal Yorkshire & Humber
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust had a requirement for a taxi and courier service from an appropriately qualified independent provider for taxi services. The provision was for a sustainable taxi and courier services for the conveyance of patients including wheelchair users and children who are eligible for hospital transport, together with staff and light goods for both routine and ad hoc requirements.
The service is required to be available 24 hours a day, including weekends, bank holidays and public holidays 24/7. The contract for this piece of work is awarded to the chosen suppliers as above for a period of 36 months with 2 x 12 months optional extensions commencing on 1st June 2025.
Lot #6TeessideCancelledRenewal North East
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust had a requirement for a taxi and courier service from an appropriately qualified independent provider for taxi services. The provision is for a sustainable taxi and courier services for the conveyance of patients including wheelchair users and children who are eligible for hospital transport, together with staff and light goods for both routine and ad hoc requirements.
The service is required to be available 24 hours a day, including weekends, bank holidays and
public holidays 24/7.
Lot #7York & SelbyCancelledRenewal North East
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust had a requirement for a taxi and courier service from an appropriately qualified independent provider for taxi services. The provision must be able to provide a sustainable taxi and courier services for the conveyance of patients including wheelchair users and children who are eligible for hospital transport, together with staff and light goods for both routine and ad hoc requirements.
The service is required to be available 24 hours a day, including weekends, bank holidays and public holidays 24/7.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Durham & Darlington | 40 | 50 | 10 | |
| 2 · Harrogate | 40 | 50 | 10 | |
| 3 · Stockton & Hartlepool | 40 | — | 10 | |
| 4 · Northallerton | 40 | 50 | 10 | |
| 5 · Scarborough & Malton | 40 | 50 | 10 | |
| 6 · Teesside | 40 | — | 10 | |
| 7 · York & Selby | 40 | — | 10 |
- Price carries 50 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 5 points.
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
- 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
- First published
- 4 Oct 2024, 14:30 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2025, 09:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SP1897- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037634- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a5f6Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Nov 2024 → 7 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened18 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published7 Jul 2025, 09:09 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2025- Status changed to complete7 Jul 2025, 09:09 BST
- Buyer details updated7 Jul 2025, 09:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot7 awards | |||
| Take Me groupSME | — | — | Awarded |
| Town Taxis Harrogate Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
| Middlesbrough Borough Cars | — | — | Awarded |
| Nippy Taxis Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
| Veezu Limited | — | — | Awarded |
| Middlesbrough Borough Cars | — | — | Awarded |
| Middlesbrough Borough Cars | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 037634-2025-1 · Take Me groupSME
- Signed
- 20 May 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 037634-2025-2 · Town Taxis Harrogate Ltd
- Signed
- 20 May 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 037634-2025-3 · Middlesbrough Borough Cars
- Signed
- 20 May 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 037634-2025-4 · Nippy Taxis Ltd
- Signed
- 20 May 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 037634-2025-5 · Veezu Limited
- Signed
- 20 May 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 037634-2025-6 · Middlesbrough Borough Cars
- Signed
- 20 May 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 037634-2025-7 · Middlesbrough Borough Cars
- Signed
- 20 May 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | £2,000,000 – £2,500,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- TEES ESK & WEAR VALLEYS NHS TRUSTContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
- The High Court LondonReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice- Middlesbrough Borough Cars LimitedAwarded supplier
- Nippys Taxis LtdAwarded supplier
- Take Me GroupAwarded supplier
- Town Taxis Harrogate LtdAwarded supplier
- Veezu LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.