Official UK procurement notice
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust - Provision of Taxi Services
Authority: South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFramework agreement for taxi services in South West England to transport clinically stable patients who do not require a front-line A&E ambulance.
CPV: Taxi services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 1 Nov 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
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).
- “South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust - Provision of…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 May 2025, 10:44 BST
- Last source update
- 28 May 2025, 10:44 BST
- Authority reference
SWAST-5001-OP Provision of Taxi Services- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-027980- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052795Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- —
Timeline
28 May 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Planning notice published28 May 2025, 10:44 BST
- Market engagement30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Your insights and expertise would be highly valued as we seek to gather feedback that will help shape the future of this service. We believe your contribution will play a key role in ensuring the success of this initiative. It is our intention to split this new framework in to regional lots, with multiple suppliers. We are holding a supplier engagement event, as per the details below. Event Details
- Date: 17 June 2025
- Time: 10:30 – 11:30
- Location: Microsoft Teams
- Format: Presentation by South Western Ambulance Service and Q&A session During the event, you will have the opportunity to:
- Ask questions
- Learn about the organisations plans and process for the open tender procurement
- Obtain an update about our service requirements Please confirm your interest in participating by emailing andrea.nicholls@swast.nhs.uk by 12 June 2025. A further information document will be sent on event registration.
- Tender notice expected1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts362 days ago1 Nov 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 May 2025, 10:44 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender