Transport - Taxi provision across all sites

A Tender Notice
by MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
3 year
Value
£1M
Sector
TRANSPORT
Published
20 Oct 2025
Delivery
19 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2029
Deadline
18 Nov 2025 17:00

Concepts

Location

Essex:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The 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.

Lot Division

1 Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust (MEHT)
  • Value: £333K

Lot 1 – Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust (MEHT) Broomfield Hospital Chelmsford Essex CM1 7ET
2 Southend University Hospital NHS Trust (SUFT)
  • Value: £333K

Lot 2 – Southend University Hospital NHS Trust (SUFT) Prittlewell Chase Westcliff-on-Sea Essex SS0 0RY
3 Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital NHS Trust (BTUH)
  • Value: £333K

Lot 3 – Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital NHS Trust (BTUH) Nethermayne Basildon Essex SS16 5NL

Renewal Options

The Contract will run for three (3) years with the option to extend a further two (2) twelve (12) month periods.

Award Criteria

Technical Envelope Questionnaire 2 contains the Technical questions to which Tenderers are to provide their responses and is to be downloaded, completed and uploaded back into the E-Tendering Portal by Tenderers. Tenderer responses to the specific questions relating to the Contract Opportunity must be made in accordance with the instructions provided in the Questionnaire. Assessment of Tenderer Technical Questionnaire responses is described in Section 4 of Document 1 of the ITT Pack.
Social Value Envelope Questionnaire 3 contains the Social Value questions to which Tenderers are to provide their responses and is to be downloaded, completed and uploaded back into the E-Tendering Portal by Tenderers. Responses must be made in accordance with the instructions provided in the Questionnaire. Assessment of Tenderer Social Value Questionnaire responses is described in Section 4 of Document 1 of the ITT Pack.
Commercial Envelope Please download the Commercial Response template from the Documentation area, complete it and upload it as a response to this question. Questionnaire 4 contains the Commercial (pricing) Questionnaire that is to be downloaded, completed and uploaded back into the E-Tendering Portal by Tenderers. The Commercial Questionnaire is made up of two Response tabs. Response Tab 1 is not to be amended by any bidder. Where Response Tab 1 is amended this shall be a non-compliant Tender and any such Tender shall be disregarded and excluded from further assessment. Where a supplier may wish to make additions or assumptions this must be completed on Response Tab 2 only. All Tenderers are required to complete the Commercial Questionnaire in full. A Tender containing a Commercial Questionnaire that is not completed in full shall be a non-compliant Tender and any such Tender shall be disregarded and excluded from further assessment. No Tenderer is permitted to amend the format of the Commercial Questionnaire in any way. If a Tenderer amends the format of the Commercial Questionnaire (which for the avoidance of doubt includes but is not limited to any amendment, addition, or deletion other than the input of the data requested) then their Tender shall be disregarded and excluded from further assessment. If a Tenderer has any queries regarding the content, completion and / or submission of the Commercial Questionnaire, these must be submitted as clarification questions in accordance with paragraph 3.4 of this Document 1. Prices included in any Tender must not be subject to any pricing qualifications or indexation not provided for explicitly by the Contracting Authority in the Commercial Questionnaire, or in the Specification or in the Contract. In the event that any prices in a Tender are expressed as being subject to any pricing qualifications or indexation not provided for by the Contracting Authority in the Commercial Questionnaire, or in the Specification or in the Contract, the Contracting Authority will reject the Tender. Assessment of Commercial Questionnaire responses is described in Section 4 of Document 1 of the ITT Pack.

CPV Codes

  • 60120000 - Taxi services

Indicators

  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

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Reference

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