Official UK procurement notice
TIAL-PROC-0112 - Taxi Service
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTeesside International Airport is looking to appoint a provider of passenger taxi services. The provider is expected to provide a safe, sufficient, and suitable ground transportation service for passengers travelling to and from the Airport, and their luggage.
The provider will ensure sufficient taxi vehicles are available for the arrival of passengers from all inbound flights. In the event that all available cars are insufficient for the number of passengers requiring them, the waiting time should not be longer than 15 minutes from the point of booking to arrival. Passengers must pre-book their taxi from the on-site kiosk, or use the phones provided to call the offices of the provider.
We require bidders to also offer opportunities for commercial partnerships and/or benefits.
Bidders should also be willing to operate a fleet of hydrogen taxis once the airport has completed the build of a hydrogen refuelling station.
Please note that the contract commencement date is 20th September 2026. This notice is posted retrospectively due to the delay in contract signature.
CPV: Taxi services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
- Economic & financial standing
Included in tender documents
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Included in tender documents
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2026, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 15:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
TIAL-PROC-0112- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070451- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d39fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Jul 2026 → 23 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published87 days ago24 Jul 2026, 16:05 BST
- Clarification questions by66 days ago14 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline61 days ago20 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent54 days ago27 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by41 days ago8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts30 days ago20 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published27 days ago23 Sept 2026, 15:01 BST
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2026- Tender notice published24 Jul 2026, 16:05 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published24 Jul 2026, 16:10 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Aug 2026, 14:12 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 Aug 2026, 11:14 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Aug 2026, 11:14 BST
- Contract signature expected18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Sept 2026, 15:01 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
The procurement title was wrong, this has been updated to the correct form TIAL-PROC-0112 - Taxi Service.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-07: 2 releases · 24 Jul 2026, 24 Jul 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Taxis t/a Arrow CarsSME20 Sept 2026 – 19 Sept 2029 · up to 19 Sept 2031Extensions: Two options to extend for one year each. | £310,000 | 27 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Dean Taxis t/a Arrow CarsSME
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2026
- Value
- £310,000
- Period
- 24 Sept 2026 – 19 Sept 2029 · up to 19 Sept 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two options to extend for one year each.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Dean Taxis t/a Arrow CarsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender