Official UK procurement notice
Taxicard Scheme · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus (Public body)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Awarded value£121,9403 awards · inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to CENTRAL TAXIS GATESHEAD LTD +2 more3 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Taxicard scheme provides subsidised taxi travel for individuals with mobility difficulties who are unable to use standard public transport services. Approved taxi operators deliver the service on behalf of Nexus, enabling eligible members to travel at a discounted rate. Each member is issued with a Taxicard pre‑loaded with an annual allocation, from which a fixed contribution is deducted per journey.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Mar 2026, 15:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2026, 15:56 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027471- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067421Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published25 Mar 2026, 15:56 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £121,9403 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL TAXIS GATESHEAD LTDSMETaxicard Scheme - Gateshead and Newcastle30 Mar 2026 – 28 Mar 2027 | £30,905 inc. VAT | — | Standstill |
| BLUE LINE TAXIS (NEWCASTLE) LIMITEDSMETaxicard Scheme - North and South Tyneside30 Mar 2026 – 28 Mar 2027 | £4,703 inc. VAT | — | Standstill |
| Station Taxis (Sunderland) LimitedSMETaxicard Scheme - Sunderland30 Mar 2026 – 28 Mar 2027 | £86,332 inc. VAT | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- BLUE LINE TAXIS (NEWCASTLE) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- CENTRAL TAXIS GATESHEAD LTDAwarded supplier
- Station Taxis (Sunderland) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender