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Published 21 May 2025, 14:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust - Provision of Taxi Services

Official notice

Authority: South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£3,200,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 8 yrsends 31 Oct 2033 · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Framework agreement for taxi services to transport clinically stable patients who do not require a front-line A&E ambulance.

CPV: Taxi services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
8 yrs from 1 Nov 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 8 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2033 (8 yrs)
Eligibility: SME eligible
60120000 Taxi services

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust - Provision of…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 May 2025, 14:26 BST
Last source update
21 May 2025, 14:26 BST
Authority reference
SWAST-5001-OP Provision of Taxi Services
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023987
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Taxi services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051b06 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

21 May 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    21 May 2025, 14:26 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts362 days ago
    1 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    21 May 2025, 14:26 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PQXD-1311-BRXL Westcountry House, Abbey Court, Eagle Way, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, South West, EX2 7HYContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender