Taxi services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 60120000Services · classin Transport & Passenger Services

Open now29open for bids now · see them in the search
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Tenders you can still bid for.

Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.

Notices, last 12 months7859 contracting authorities · 360 in the catalogue
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Notices published in the last 12 months.

Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.

Typical bids per lot423% single-bid · 32 procedures, 36 months
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.

The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.

Based on 56 lots from 32 competitions run by 28 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 21 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 35 from older notices (bids received, middle 4).

Last 36 months.

Typical contract value£102,236middle value of 160 contract awards, net · not frameworks
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What a contract here is usually worth.

Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.

Based on 160 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.

Published values, not actual spend.

Last 36 months.

Deadline to award54 daysmiddle value · 12 awarded procedures
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.

Based on 12 decided competitions, last 36 months.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Newest open tenders

3 of 29 open for bids now · newest first

See all 29 open tenders →

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.

Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.

Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.

  • Local authorities51%(181 notices)
    181 of 358 notices are Local authorities (51%).
  • Central government25%(88 notices)
    88 of 358 notices are Central government (25%).
  • Other public bodies7%(24 notices)
    24 of 358 notices are Other public bodies (7%).
  • NHS & health6%(22 notices)
    22 of 358 notices are NHS & health (6%).
  • Education & universities5%(17 notices)
    17 of 358 notices are Education & universities (5%).
  • Not classified7%(26 notices)
    26 of 358 notices are Not classified (7%).
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Oldham CouncilLocal authorities1400
Coventry City CouncilLocal authorities1210
Carmarthenshire County CouncilLocal authorities1050
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Central government800
North Ayrshire CouncilLocal authorities611
West Yorkshire Combined AuthorityLocal authorities601
East Dunbartonshire CouncilLocal authorities610
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilLocal authorities500
Cyngor Gwynedd CouncilLocal authorities500
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustCentral government520

197 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.

Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.

Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 312 of 360 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Scotland67 · 21%———
Wales (Cymru)45 · 14%———
Yorkshire and the Humber41 · 13%———
North West England38 · 12%———
West Midlands35 · 11%———
Greater London33 · 11%———
South East England30 · 10%———
East Midlands30 · 10%———
East of England23 · 7%———
South West England23 · 7%———
North East England21 · 7%———
Northern Ireland10 · 3%———

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought
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How work here is packaged.

Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
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How work here is packaged.

Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.

  • Contract58%(210 notices)
    210 of 360 notices are Contract (58%).
  • Framework22%(79 notices)
    79 of 360 notices are Framework (22%).
  • Dynamic purchasing system20%(71 notices)
    71 of 360 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (20%).
Procedure route
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Which procedures buyers here use.

Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.

  • Open46%(164 notices)
    164 of 360 notices are Open (46%).
  • Selective24%(85 notices)
    85 of 360 notices are Selective (24%).
  • Route not published19%(68 notices)
    68 of 360 notices are Route not published (19%).
  • Direct award7%(25 notices)
    25 of 360 notices are Direct award (7%).
  • Limited / restricted5%(18 notices)
    18 of 360 notices are Limited / restricted (5%).
Threshold
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.

Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.

  • Above threshold87%(53 notices)
    53 of 61 notices are Above threshold (87%).
  • Below threshold13%(8 notices)
    8 of 61 notices are Below threshold (13%).
Typical tender window
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How long bidders get to respond.

Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.

All notices we hold, not just recent ones.

32 daysrobust · n=80middle value, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (113) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=56
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How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

  • 1 bid23%(13)
    13 of 56 lots fall in 1 bid (23%).
  • 2–327%(15)
    15 of 56 lots fall in 2–3 (27%).
  • 4–627%(15)
    15 of 56 lots fall in 4–6 (27%).
  • 7 or more23%(13)
    13 of 56 lots fall in 7 or more (23%).
Contract value, net
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The usual range of contract values here.

The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.

Published values, not actual spend.

p25 £45,375middle value £102,236p75 £216,446
interquartile range of 160 awards · p90 £453,000
Typical bids per lot
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.

The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.

Based on 56 lots from 32 competitions run by 28 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 21 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 35 from older notices (bids received, middle 4).

Last 36 months.

4robust · n=32middle half 2–6
Competed
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.

Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.

78 of 111 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 2 more give no procedure and are left out.

Last 36 months.

70%robust · n=111
Bids from SMEs
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.

SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.

611 SME bids out of 663, on 45 lots where the buyer published the split.

Last 36 months.

92%robust · n=663
Awards won by SMEs
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.

Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.

117 of 142 awards where the winner declared its size.

Last 36 months.

82%robust · n=142
Won locally
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.

Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

90%robust · n=154winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned
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How often a tender ends with no award.

Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.

6 of 113 notices, last 36 months.

Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.

Last 36 months.

5%robust · n=113
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.

Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.

Based on 120 lots from 42 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.

Last 36 months.

10robust · n=4262 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins
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Which suppliers win the most here.

Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 1,205 awards to 349 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 14% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit
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Where bids for this work are submitted.

Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 146 of 360 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)44 notices · 30% · 2 open
Atamis Health Family Portal28 notices · 19% · 2 open
Proactis / ProContract16 notices · 11% · 2 open
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management14 notices · 10% · 2 open
Delta eSourcing10 notices · 7%
JAGGAER / BravoSolution8 notices · 5% · 1 open
Sell2Wales7 notices · 5%

Open tenders in taxi services

29 open for bids now · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Taxi ServicesNorthern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust24 Nov 202628d£750,000
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Statutory Transport Journeys on behalf of North Ayrshire CouncilDPS5 lotsNorth Ayrshire Council31 Mar 2027155d£12,580,836 ceiling
Intention to Terminate PAN2598 - Passenger Transport Services DPSDPSLeicester City Council31 Jul 2027277d—
Wakefield SEN Home to School Taxi & Minibus Contracts DPSDPSWest Yorkshire Combined Authority31 Dec 2027429d—
CSI/CYP/Home to School and Social Care TransportDPS3 lotsBristol City Council31 Dec 2027430d—
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Passenger TransportDPSKirklees Council31 May 2028582d£30,000,000 ceiling
Home to School Transport Services (DPS spend)DPSCornwall Council31 Oct 2028734d—
Dynamic Purchasing System for small vehicles, mini buses and coachesDPS4 lotsSunderland City Council23 Feb 2029850d—
Dynamic Purchasing System For Home to School Mainstream, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Pupil Referral Units, Post 16 College, Short Term Care Children Social Care, Misc Transport 2025DPS6 lotsBuckinghamshire Council23 Feb 2029850d£315,000,000 ceiling
DPS for Schools and Other Transport (Taxi & Private Hire Car) New or Re-applyDPS2 lotsStirling Council13 Aug 20291,021d—
Dynamic Market for Non Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) Taxi Support ProvisionDPS3 lotsEast Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust31 Mar 20301,251d—
Taxi Services Dynamic MarketDPSMid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust20 Aug 20301,393d—
Minicab and specially adapted vehicles for the clients of Adults' Social Services and Childrens' ServicesDPSLondon Borough of Wandsworth20 Jun 20342,793d£2,600,000 ceiling

All 29 open notices with CPV 6012… →

About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 6012. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 Oct 2026.
  • Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
  • Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.