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Published 25 Sept 2026, 14:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Taxi Vehicles with Wheelchair Access and Passenger Assistant

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

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,500,000≈ £625k / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 5 Apr 2021awarded 24 Sept 2026
Awarded to Elite Transit Ltd +4 more10 awards
Contract term 4 yrsextension options published · starts 6 Apr 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Taxi Vehicles with Wheelchair Access and Passenger Assistant

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Taxi Vehicles with Wheelchair Access and Passenger AssistantAwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£5,000,000
Contract period: 6 Apr 2021 — 5 Apr 2025 (4 yrs)Delivery: West Midlands, London
Extensions
The council have the option to extend this DPS by 2 years (24 months) so the total end date could be 31.03.2027
Variant bids
not allowed
60120000 Taxi services60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

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

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
25 Sept 2026, 14:41 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2026, 14:41 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST — …
Classification (CPV)
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driverTaxi services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG13)London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029897
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
5 Apr 2021, 01:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Apr 2021, 01:00 BST
  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 published1 day ago
    25 Sept 2026, 14:41 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1088
Awarded value £11,25320 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 37
Contracts signed 20latest 25 Sept 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

1,078 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Contract 090854-2026-1

    Signed
    25 Sept 2026
    Value
    £770
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 091009-2026-1

    Signed
    25 Sept 2026
    Value
    £800
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 091058-2026-1

    Signed
    25 Sept 2026
    Value
    £718
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 090491-2026-1

    Signed
    24 Sept 2026
    Value
    £378
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 090543-2026-1

    Signed
    24 Sept 2026
    Value
    £698
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 090547-2026-1

    Signed
    24 Sept 2026
    Value
    £378
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 090563-2026-1

    Signed
    24 Sept 2026
    Value
    £887
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 090675-2026-1

    Signed
    24 Sept 2026
    Value
    £45
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 090689-2026-1

    Signed
    24 Sept 2026
    Value
    £395
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 089415-2026-1

    Signed
    22 Sept 2026
    Value
    £710
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 089800-2026-1

    Signed
    22 Sept 2026
    Value
    £473
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 089037-2026-1

    Signed
    21 Sept 2026
    Value
    £270
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 088635-2026-1

    Signed
    18 Sept 2026
    Value
    £620
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 088640-2026-1

    Signed
    18 Sept 2026
    Value
    £830
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 088643-2026-1

    Signed
    18 Sept 2026
    Value
    £560
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 088723-2026-1

    Signed
    18 Sept 2026
    Value
    £68
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 087996-2026-1

    Signed
    17 Sept 2026
    Value
    £610
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 088034-2026-1

    Signed
    17 Sept 2026
    Value
    £613
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 088038-2026-1

    Signed
    17 Sept 2026
    Value
    £650
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active
  • Contract 088230-2026-1

    Signed
    17 Sept 2026
    Value
    £780
    Period
    … — 5 Apr 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
37bids———

Notice history

4 events · 1,083 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2025
  1. Published value updated
    11 Mar 2025, 16:58 GMTwas £2,500,000
  2. Status changed to complete
    11 Mar 2025, 16:58 GMT
  3. Deadline withdrawn
    11 Mar 2025, 16:58 GMT
  4. Buyer details updated
    11 Mar 2025, 16:58 GMT
Routine re-releases (1,083)
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  • 2021-03: 1 release · 5 Mar 2021

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 5DX +44 2085453286

Bidders & participating suppliers

34 commercial parties on the notice
Show 24 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