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Published 5 Mar 2021, 09:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Taxi Vehicles with Passenger Assistant

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,500,000≈ £625k / year
Submissions closed 5 Apr 2021awarded 22 Oct 2026
Awarded to Elite Transit Ltd +4 more10 awards
Contract term 4 yrsends 5 Apr 2025 · extension options published · starts 6 Apr 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Taxi Vehicles with Passenger Assistant

CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Taxi services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£5,000,000
Contract period: 6 Apr 2021 – 5 Apr 2025 (4 yrs)
Extensions: The council have the option to extend this DPS by 2 years (24 months) so the total end date could be 31.03.2027Variant bids: not allowed

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 20%Price: 80%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Custom Metric: 20%
  • price: 80%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Attributes: 0
  • Client Review: 0
  • Features: 0
  • Capability: 0
  • Qualifications: 0
  • Custom Metric: 20
  • Price: 80
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Mar 2021, 09:15 GMT
Last source update
22 Oct 2026, 14:48 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Apr 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100040
Classification (CPV)
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driverTaxi services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG13)London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029897 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
5 Apr 2021
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Apr 2021 → 22 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Apr 2021
  2. Contract starts
    6 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    6 Apr 2021, 23:59 BST
  4. Bids opened
    5 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Notice publishedearlier today
    22 Oct 2026, 14:48 BST

Notice history

2 events · 1,108 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Mar 2025, 16:58 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    11 Mar 2025, 16:58 GMT
Routine re-releases (1,108)
  • 2026-10: 20 releases · 1 Oct 2026, 19 Oct 2026
  • 2026-09: 52 releases · 2 Sept 2026, 30 Sept 2026
  • 2026-08: 37 releases · 4 Aug 2026, 27 Aug 2026
  • 2026-07: 296 releases · 2 Jul 2026, 30 Jul 2026
  • 2026-06: 14 releases · 1 Jun 2026, 23 Jun 2026
  • 2026-05: 15 releases · 1 May 2026, 29 May 2026
  • 2026-04: 24 releases · 7 Apr 2026, 27 Apr 2026
  • 2026-03: 13 releases · 2 Mar 2026, 26 Mar 2026
  • 2026-02: 16 releases · 2 Feb 2026, 26 Feb 2026
  • 2026-01: 13 releases · 2 Jan 2026, 28 Jan 2026
  • 2025-12: 35 releases · 1 Dec 2025, 18 Dec 2025
  • 2025-11: 81 releases · 4 Nov 2025, 28 Nov 2025
  • 2025-10: 57 releases · 3 Oct 2025, 29 Oct 2025
  • 2025-09: 57 releases · 1 Sept 2025, 30 Sept 2025
  • 2025-08: 74 releases · 1 Aug 2025, 29 Aug 2025
  • 2025-07: 153 releases · 7 Jul 2025, 31 Jul 2025
  • 2025-06: 103 releases · 2 Jun 2025, 25 Jun 2025
  • 2025-05: 14 releases · 1 May 2025, 29 May 2025
  • 2025-04: 19 releases · 1 Apr 2025, 29 Apr 2025
  • 2025-03: 11 releases · 11 Mar 2025, 26 Mar 2025
  • 2021-03: 1 release · 5 Mar 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1113
Awarded value £4,42510 contracts exc. VAT · 10 list or panel totals repeated on several suppliers, not summed
Bids received 37
Contracts signed 20latest 22 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Elite Transit Ltd——Awarded
Clockwise Travel Group Ltd——Awarded
Nivo MobilitySME——Awarded
Nivo MobilitySME——Awarded
Cascade Cars——Awarded
Portmaster Limited T/A Capital CarsSME——Awarded
Clockwise Travel Group Ltd——Awarded
Portmaster Limited T/A Capital CarsSME——Awarded
Portmaster Limited T/A Capital CarsSME——Awarded
Nivo MobilitySME——Awarded

1,103 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Contract 099906-2026-1

    Signed
    22 Oct 2026
    Value
    £90
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 100040-2026-1

    Signed
    22 Oct 2026
    Value
    £111
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 099283-2026-1

    Signed
    21 Oct 2026
    Value
    £950
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 098532-2026-1

    Signed
    19 Oct 2026
    Value
    £1,050
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 097480-2026-1

    Signed
    15 Oct 2026
    Value
    £385
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 095902-2026-1

    Signed
    12 Oct 2026
    Value
    £573
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 095626-2026-1

    Signed
    9 Oct 2026
    Value
    £502
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 095693-2026-1

    Signed
    9 Oct 2026
    Value
    £1,450
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 095759-2026-1

    Signed
    9 Oct 2026
    Value
    £613
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 095811-2026-1

    Signed
    9 Oct 2026
    Value
    £640
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 095194-2026-1

    Signed
    8 Oct 2026
    Value
    £700
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 095224-2026-1

    Signed
    8 Oct 2026
    Value
    £592
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 095281-2026-1

    Signed
    8 Oct 2026
    Value
    £420
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 095323-2026-1

    Signed
    8 Oct 2026
    Value
    £580
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 095325-2026-1

    Signed
    8 Oct 2026
    Value
    £578
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 094883-2026-1

    Signed
    7 Oct 2026
    Value
    £520
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 093944-2026-1

    Signed
    5 Oct 2026
    Value
    £453
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 093155-2026-1

    Signed
    2 Oct 2026
    Value
    £800
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 093156-2026-1

    Signed
    2 Oct 2026
    Value
    £528
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 093159-2026-1

    Signed
    2 Oct 2026
    Value
    £650
    Period
    … – 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
37bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

London Borough of Merton

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Merton Civic Centre, Morden, West Midlands, SM4 5DXContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

35 commercial parties on the notice
Show 25 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria