Awarded contract

Transport - Taxi Provisions across sites

Details

Supplier(s)
Value
£2,000,000
Duration
3 years
Topic
Taxi services
Published
5 March 2026

Tender description

he Contract is required to provide a taxi transportation service for the conveyance of staff, patients, light goods and in certain instances heavy goods for both routine and ad hoc requirements. The Contract will run for three (3) years with the option to extend a further two (2) twelve (12) month periods. The Contractor will be required to make taxis available daily 24 hours during the contract period including on Sundays and Bank Holidays. When a service has been requested, the Authority expects the Contractor to respond promptly to execute the requirement. ## Contract award Title: Taxi services across all sites Lots: - Lot 1: Lot 1 – Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust (MEHT) - Lot 2: Lot 2 – Southend University Hospital NHS Trust (SUFT) - Lot 3: Lot 3 – Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital NHS Trust (BTUH) ## Contract award Title: Lot 1. Lot 1 - Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust (MEHT) Lots: - Lot 1: Lot 1 – Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust (MEHT) ## Contract award Title: Lot 2. Lot 2 - Southend University Hospital NHS Trust (SUFT) Lots: - Lot 2: Lot 2 – Southend University Hospital NHS Trust (SUFT) ## Contract award Title: Lot 3. Lot 3 - Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital NHS Trust (BTUH) Lots: - Lot 3: Lot 3 – Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital NHS Trust (BTUH)

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published5 March 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date5 March 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date21 June 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust runs Broomfield, Basildon and Southend hospitals as a single NHS trust serving central and south Essex. Suppliers register and bid for opportunities through Atamis, the Trust's e-procurement and contract-management platform. HealthTrust Europe operates as an extension of the Trust's own procurement team under a partnership agreement. A strict no purchase order, no pay policy applies to every supplier. Every purchase requires a form of contract before goods or services are supplied.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in education and training, repair and maintenance and medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 60120000 · Taxi services

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