# Provision of Taxi Services

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.

## Key facts

- Buyer: University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Tender value: £250,000
- Published: 3 December 2024
- Contract start: 27 January 2025
- Contract end: 26 January 2028
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b8641144-c38d-4615-ba10-8f19dc27a4b1-807747
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d8294002-1bdb-4e16-905c-2883808365f3

## Description

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, requires a provider for a Taxi Service at the Royal Lancaster infirmary \(RLI\), Lancaster, Westmorland General Hospital \(WGH\), Kendal and Furness general Hospital \(FGH\), Barrow in Furness area Inc Millom\. The opportunity will be split into lots and the Tenderer can apply for one or both lots\. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust wishes to contract with a suitably experienced provider of Taxi Services for an initial period of 36 MONTHS, on a fixed price contract, with an option to extend the contract for up to an additional period of up to 12 months subject to continuing demand and/or satisfactory performance\. Subject to activity and demand, there may also be a requirement to carry out ad-hoc discharges or transfers subject to authorisation from the appropriate Trust personnel\. The provider will be required to provide a service as outlined in the specification, daily, every day during the contract period \(weekends and Bank Holidays included\), and the service provided must be promptly executed\. Taxis must be available day and night to provide the service to the Trust as required\. Taxis are booked for essential Trust business only, and some bookings will involve work, which is essential to the well-being and lives of the patients\. Consequently, taxis must not be re-directed by the contractor for any reason whatsoever\. Owning to the nature of the contract, in that future demand cannot be reasonably ascertained, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust will not guarantee or commit to an agreed workload with any supplier\(s\) selected to provide this service\. Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family\.force\.com/s/Welcome\. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis\.co\.uk

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8641144-c38d-4615-ba10-8f19dc27a4b1-807747)