# SEND & Social Care Transportation Framework

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Newcastle City Council](/buyers/newcastle-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Admire Taxis
- Award value: £20,000,000
- Tender value: £20,000,000
- Award date: 9 July 2020
- Published: 3 August 2020
- Contract start: 1 September 2020
- Contract end: 31 August 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0e8f0870-f7de-4e1f-ae7f-537927aa9528-373875
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-49ab01cc-6542-4b1e-9cf6-96e367424372

## Description

The Council is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement \("the Framework"\) under which the Purchasers can procure hackney carriage, private hire vehicle services and bus & coach \(public service vehicles\)\. There will be no guarantee of work under the Framework, but the Purchasers envisage that they will make considerable use of the Framework throughout its lifetime\. The Framework will cover the Council's requirements taxi, minibus and coach services\. It will encompass Home to School, Home to care, College Transport, Transport for Older People, Looked After Children, People with Additional Needs, other Vulnerable People within Social Care and any other transport request as identified by the Council\. It is expected that this Framework will have multiple Contractors to maximise efficiency savings for the Purchasers\. Contractors will be drawn from this Framework Agreement to satisfy these requirements\. Additional information: To access the documents for this procurement opportunity please visit the North East Procurement Portal at www\.nepoportal\.org\. Documents are under contract reference \(C-011613 P-007056\)\. Portal reference \(DN456572\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e8f0870-f7de-4e1f-ae7f-537927aa9528-373875)