Scope
Reference
C162067
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.
Contract 1. The Supply of a Taxi Service
Supplier
Contract value
- £156,000 excluding VAT
- £187,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
1 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2027
- 1 year, 3 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 60120000 - Taxi services
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement
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.
Supplier
Veezu
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPZW-4149-GXYV
Veezu, Hodge House, 114 - 116 St Mary Street,
Cardiff
CF10 1DY
United Kingdom
Email: joetaplin@veezu.co.uk
Region: UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. The Supply of a Taxi Service
Contracting authority
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXRL-3879-BBGR
Procurement Team, E9 Mezzanine, Combe Park
Bath
BA1 3NG
United Kingdom
Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Organisation type: Public authority - central government