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Provision Of Taxi Services for ELHT and BTH

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 15:02.

Opportunity overview

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust seeks to award contract(s) to suitably qualified and experienced providers for the delivery of Taxi Services supporting Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Hospital. The required services include, but are not limited to: • Patient transport (non emergency) • Staff transport • Ad hoc pick ups and drop offs • Transport of clinical items such as samples and case notes Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks to award a contract to a suitably qualified provider for the provision of Taxi Services for Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Services required include: • Patient transport (non emergency) • Staff transport • Ad hoc pick ups and drop offs • Transport of clinical items such as samples and case notes

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

IROAM Private Hire

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£278k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
16 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£333.6k
Award ID
4
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PLNZ-7591-TBRR
Location
BB1 7ED, UKD41, BB1 7ED, United Kingdom

CMA Partnership Limited T/A Cavalier Taxis

Match pending…
Contract value
£104.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
16 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£125.4k
Award ID
5
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PZMV-3364-NVPH
Location
BB9 0HT, UKD46, BB9 0HT, United Kingdom

C Cabs

Match pending…
Contract value
£258.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£310k
Award ID
6
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PLGZ-5348-XGJZ
Location
Blackpool, UKD42, FY1 3DN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value not stated
  • Lot 3Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C431369
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete
Entry 3
Id
3
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PCTM-7158-MDHQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCTM-7158-MDHQ

Address

Street Address
Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road
Locality
Blackburn
Postal Code
BB2 3HH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD41

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PZRP-9598-QTHD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZRP-9598-QTHD

Address

Street Address
Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Road
Locality
Blackpool
Postal Code
FY3 8NR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD42

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 3
Name
IROAM Private Hire
Id
GB-PPON-PLNZ-7591-TBRR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLNZ-7591-TBRR

Address

Street Address
12-20 Tontine Street
Locality
BB1 7ED
Postal Code
BB1 7ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD41

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 4
Name
C Cabs
Id
GB-PPON-PLGZ-5348-XGJZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLGZ-5348-XGJZ

Address

Street Address
6 Caunce Street
Locality
Blackpool
Postal Code
FY1 3DN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD42

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 5
Name
CMA Partnership Limited T/A Cavalier Taxis
Id
GB-PPON-PZMV-3364-NVPH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZMV-3364-NVPH

Address

Street Address
Unit 8 Barnfield Business Centre
Locality
BB9 0HT
Postal Code
BB9 0HT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD46

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
4
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60120000
Description
Taxi services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLNZ-7591-TBRR
Name
IROAM Private Hire

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
5
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60120000
Description
Taxi services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZMV-3364-NVPH
Name
CMA Partnership Limited T/A Cavalier Taxis

Related lots

2
Award 3
Id
6
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60120000
Description
Taxi services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLGZ-5348-XGJZ
Name
C Cabs

Related lots

3

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
4
Award ID
4
Title
Taxi Services for ELHT - Blackburn area
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
17 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
12 month + 12 month optional extension

Value

Including VAT
333,581.58
Amount
277,984.65
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
0664
Title
Response Times
Description
100% of Taxis from the Main Site shall have a response time no longer then 20 minutes Exceptions allowed due to reported exceptions due to unforeseen circumstances i.e road accidents, road closures, adverse weather etc

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
0665
Title
Response Times
Description
100% of Taxis within a 5 / 10 mile radius of the Main Site shall have a response time no longer than 20 minutes Journeys within 5 miles radius from the main site shall have a response time up to 10 minutes Journeys within 5-10 miles radius from the main site shall have a response time up to 20 minutes For each additional 5 miles radius an additional 10 minutes should be added to the response time Exceptions allowed for Reported exceptions due to unforeseen circumstances i.e road accidents, road closures, adverse weather etc

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
0666
Title
Complaints
Description
100% of complaints and Incidents are to be acknowledged within 48hrs and responded within 5 working days including completion of the Contracting Authority incident report form

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 4
Id
0667
Title
Finance
Description
The supplier will submit their invoices to the trust electronically in a frequency determined by the Trust. They must submit with each invoice the full charging information in Excel Format as detailed in Schedule 1 Specification.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 5
Id
0668
Title
Reporting
Description
The supplier will provide complete and accurate management information data no later than the last day of each month. 100% of all data to be sent no later than the last day of the month.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 6
Id
0669
Title
Contract Management
Description
The supplier will attend Service Review Meetings as instructed by the trust. These will be monthly initially and then quarterly.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 7
Id
0670
Title
Personnel
Description
100% of Staff involved in the delivery of the service shall have an Enhanced DBS in accordance with the Service specification

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 8
Id
0671
Title
Business Continuity Plan
Description
Contractor to review their Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Emergency/Major Incident plan and test this annually with the report given to the Purchasing Authority within 20 working days of the test completed on an annual basis.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 9
Id
0672
Title
Vehicle Compliance
Description
100% of serious incidents where there is reportable harm for any patient, staff member or member of the public is to be reported to the Contracting Authority within 1 hour of the incident occuring

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 10
Id
0673
Title
Lessons learned: Incidents
Description
98% of all lessons learned from incidents will be shared with the Purchasing Authority and learning points addressed and enacted within 5 days of report being issued

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 11
Id
0674
Title
Infection Control
Description
100% Vehicles to be cleaned post each journey in line with Contracting Authority cleaning protocols and policies

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 12
Id
0701
Title
Personnel
Description
100% of Staff should wear appropriate clothing, and photo IDs during the delivery of the service (in vehicles and whilst conveying Passengers)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 13
Id
0702
Title
Personnel
Description
100% of staff involved in the transportation of Passengers must be in possession of a current, valid driving licence. This must be carried at all times and be available for regular checking by the Contracting Authority

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12

Documents

Entry 1
Id
079771-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Aug 2026, 10:11
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
5
Award ID
5
Title
Taxi Services for ELHT - Burnley area
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
17 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
12 month + 12 month optional extension

Value

Including VAT
125,366.04
Amount
104,471.7
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
0682
Title
Personnel
Description
100% of Staff involved in the delivery of the service shall have an Enhanced DBS in accordance with the Service specification

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
0675
Title
Response Times
Description
100% of Taxis from the Main Site shall have a response time no longer then 20 minutes Exceptions allowed due to reported exceptions due to unforeseen circumstances i.e road accidents, road closures, adverse weather etc

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
0676
Title
Response Times
Description
100% of Taxis within a 5 / 10 mile radius of the Main Site shall have a response time no longer than 20 minutes Journeys within 5 miles radius from the main site shall have a response time up to 10 minutes Journeys within 5-10 miles radius from the main site shall have a response time up to 20 minutes For each additional 5 miles radius an additional 10 minutes should be added to the response time Exceptions allowed for Reported exceptions due to unforeseen circumstances i.e road accidents, road closures, adverse weather etc

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 4
Id
0677
Title
Complaints
Description
100% of complaints and Incidents are to be acknowledged within 48hrs and responded within 5 working days including completion of the Contracting Authority incident report form

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 5
Id
0679
Title
Finance
Description
The supplier will submit their invoices to the trust electronically in a frequency determined by the Trust. They must submit with each invoice the full charging information in Excel Format as detailed in Schedule 1 Specification.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 6
Id
0680
Title
Reporting
Description
The supplier will provide complete and accurate management information data no later than the last day of each month. 100% of all data to be sent no later than the last day of the month.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 7
Id
0681
Title
Contract Management
Description
The supplier will attend Service Review Meetings as instructed by the trust. These will be monthly initially and then quarterly.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 8
Id
0683
Title
Business Continuity Plan
Description
Contractor to review their Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Emergency/Major Incident plan and test this annually with the report given to the Purchasing Authority within 20 working days of the test completed on an annual basis.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 9
Id
0684
Title
Vehicle Compliance
Description
100% of serious incidents where there is reportable harm for any patient, staff member or member of the public is to be reported to the Contracting Authority within 1 hour of the incident occuring

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 10
Id
0685
Title
Lessons learned: Incidents
Description
98% of all lessons learned from incidents will be shared with the Purchasing Authority and learning points addressed and enacted within 5 days of report being issued

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 11
Id
0686
Title
Infection Control
Description
100% Vehicles to be cleaned post each journey in line with Contracting Authority cleaning protocols and policies
Entry 12
Id
0703
Title
Personnel
Description
100% of Staff should wear appropriate clothing, and photo IDs during the delivery of the service (in vehicles and whilst conveying Passengers)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 13
Id
0704
Title
Personnel
Description
100% of staff involved in the transportation of Passengers must be in possession of a current, valid driving licence. This must be carried at all times and be available for regular checking by the Contracting Authority

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12

Documents

Entry 1
Id
079771-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Aug 2026, 10:11
Format
text/html
Entry 3
Id
6
Award ID
6
Title
Taxi services for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
10 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
12 month + 12 month optional extension

Value

Including VAT
310,023.06
Amount
258,353
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
0687
Title
Response Times
Description
100% of Taxis from the Main Site shall have a reponse time no longer than 15 minutes

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
0688
Title
Response Times
Description
Journeys within 5 miles radius from the main site shall have a response time up to 15 minutes Journeys within 5-10 miles radius from the main site shall have a response time up to 15 minutes

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
0689
Title
Complaints
Description
100% of complaints and Incidents are to be acknowledged within 48hrs and responded within 5 working days including completion of the Contracting Authority incident report form

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 4
Id
0690
Title
Finance
Description
The supplier will submit their invoices to the trust electronically every month. They must submit with each invoice the full charging information in Excel Format as detailed in Schedule 1 Specification

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 5
Id
0691
Title
Reporting
Description
The supplier will provide complete and accurate management information data no later than the last day of each month

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 6
Id
0692
Title
Contract Management
Description
The supplier will attend Service Review Meetings as instructed by the trust.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 7
Id
0693
Title
Personnel
Description
100% of Staff involved in the delivery of the service shall have an Enhanced DBS in accordance with the Service specification

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 8
Id
0694
Title
Personnel
Description
100% of staff involved in the transportation of Passengers must be in possession of a current, valid driving licence. This must be carried at all times and be available for regular checking by the Contracting Authority

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 9
Id
0695
Title
Personnel
Description
100% of Staff should wear appropriate clothing, and photo IDs during the delivery of the service (in vehicles and whilst conveying Passengers)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 10
Id
0696
Title
Business Continuity Plan
Description
Contractor to review their Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Emergency/Major Incident plan and test this annually with the report given to the Purchasing Authority within 20 working days of the test completed on an annual basis.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 11
Id
0697
Title
Compliance
Description
All vehicles (including sub-contractor vehicles where these have been approved by the Purchasing Authority to be used) will comply with all statutory and mandatory legal compliance as detailed within the service specification

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 12
Id
0698
Title
Incident Reporting
Description
100% of serious incidents where there is reportable harm for any patient, staff member or member of the public is to be reported to the Contracting Authority within 1 hour of the incident occuring

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 13
Id
0699
Title
Incident Reporting: Lessons Learned
Description
98% of lessons learned outcomes to be closed within 5 days of report being issued

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 14
Id
0700
Title
Infection Control: Cleaning
Description
100% Vehicles to be cleaned post each journey in line with Contracting Authority cleaning protocols and policies

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
079771-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Aug 2026, 10:11
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Blackburn · UKD41 · BB2 3HH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 028265-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 044338-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 065656-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 079771-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·