Official UK procurement notice
Transport for Patients Undertaking Renal Replacement Therapies
Authority: NHS Highland (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Highland (NHSH) requires the delivery of transport for: patients travelling to and from the hospital to receive Renal Dialysis up to three times per week; and ad-hoc journeys, as and when required.
CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Patient-transport vehicles · Transport agency services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 29 Jul 2021, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2026, 14:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
HH056-20- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034245- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ce2cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Original Award value was incorrect as it was only showing annual cost. (SC Ref:829377)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 30 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
30 Aug 2021 → 15 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline30 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened30 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published190 days ago15 Apr 2026, 14:04 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Apr 2022, 08:38 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culloden Ltd (Sneckie Taxis) | £562,650 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Culloden Ltd (Sneckie Taxis) | £2,377,847 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009674-2022-HH056-20-1 · Culloden Ltd (Sneckie Taxis)
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2022
- Value
- £562,650
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Transport for Patients Undertaking Renal Replacement Therapies · Culloden Ltd (Sneckie Taxis)
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2022
- Value
- £2,377,847
- Period
- 1 Apr 2022 – 30 Jun 2026
- Status
- active
- Change The contract has been extended under the same Service requirements to allow for NHS Highland to conduct a review of the Service., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The service is required to continue while NHS Highland conducts a review of the Service.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Culloden Ltd (Sneckie Taxis)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria