The Supply of a Taxi Service

Official notice

Authority: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£156,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to VEEZU NORTH LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Time-limited direct award for 24/7 taxi services at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, supporting staff, patient, and operational transport. This award ensures continuity of service during the transition to a BSW Group operating model and aligns contract end dates with Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (contract expiry March 2027). The arrangement is transitional, enabling a single, competitive group-wide procurement ahead of contract expiry.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

60120000 Taxi services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Dec 2025, 16:07 GMT
Last source update: 18 Dec 2025, 16:07 GMT
Authority reference: C162067
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-084580
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f99a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: Direct award to maintain uninterrupted 24/7 taxi services at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust while aligning contract end dates with Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust ahead of a future competitive group-wide procurement. This ensures continuity of critical staff and patient transport during the transitional period.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2025

Transparency notice published
18 Dec 2025, 16:07 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £156,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
VEEZU NORTH LIMITED1 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£156,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRL-3879-BBGR Procurement Team, E9 Mezzanine, Combe Park, Bath, South West, BA1 3NGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

VeezuAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPZW-4149-GXYV Veezu, Hodge House, 114 - 116 St Mary Street,, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 1DYContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender18 Dec 2025, 16:07 GMT