AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust awarded VEEZU LIMITED a direct, below-threshold contract for staff and patient taxi travel in April 2026. The supplied contract record states that it was signed on 31 March 2026 and ran from 1 to 30 April 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for VEEZU LIMITED, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a short-term GBP 45,938.58 gross taxi-services arrangement made without competition while the buyer awaited completion of a separate tender process.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
VEEZU LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · GBP 45,938.58 gross; GBP 38,282.15 net GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Verified Companies House identity: company number 03927808. Award 1 names Veezu Limited as supplier; contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states these values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
100% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract details notice published_at: 2026-10-14T10:13:13+01:00.
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signed
100% confidence31 March 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-03-31T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
100% confidence1 April 2026 to 30 April 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value (gross)
100% confidenceGBP 45,938.58
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Contract 1 value.amountGross: 45938.58 GBP.
Contract value (net)
100% confidenceGBP 38,282.15
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Contract 1 value.amount: 38282.15 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceContract-level value allocated to the sole recorded supplier and lot
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 has one supplier and related lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
100% confidence31 March 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
100% confidence1 April 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
100% confidence30 April 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Notice publication
100% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract details notice datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceStaff and patient travel
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Process and contract title: Staff and Patient Travel - April.
Service classification
100% confidenceTaxi services (CPV 60120000)
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Award item additional classification: CPV 60120000, Taxi services.
Lot structure
100% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1); no published lot title or description
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Tender and award records identify lot 1 only.
Geographic context
100% confidenceBuyer based in Manchester, United Kingdom
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Buyer address lists Manchester, M20 4BX.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod: direct.
Competition
100% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: Below threshold - without competition.
Tender status
100% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is complete; lot 1 status is complete.
Competition and evaluation information
100% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid counts, tenderers, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract title
100% confidenceStaff and Patient Travel - April
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Contract 1 title.
Term
100% confidenceOne month: 1 April 2026 to 30 April 2026
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Contract 1 period.
Above-threshold status
100% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold: false.
Extension or renewal terms
100% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension or renewal provisions are included in the supplied contract record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Interim-procurement context
100% confidenceThe buyer stated it was already using the supplier while awaiting completion of a tender process, estimated to take a further two months.
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Process description: 'Already using this supplier while we await tender process to be completed. Estimating 2 more months before tender process complete.'
Commercial interpretation
95% confidenceThe stated one-month term and interim description indicate a short bridge arrangement; this does not establish the outcome or timing of the separate tender.
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Contract period is 1 to 30 April 2026; process description references a tender still to be completed.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication timing
100% confidenceThe contract notice was published after the recorded contract end date.
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Contract ended 30 April 2026; notice was published 14 October 2026.
Lot detail
100% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Supplied lot record contains no title, description or value.
Evaluation transparency
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bids, evaluation, pricing breakdown or rationale beyond the interim-procurement description is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No bid count, participant list, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown or savings information was supplied.
- No title, description or separate value was supplied for lot 1.
- No extension or renewal terms were supplied.
- The notice was published after the stated one-month contract period had ended.
- The buyer's reference to a separate tender gives no confirmed completion date or outcome.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
VEEZU LIMITEDThe Christie NHS Foundation Truststaff and patient traveltaxi servicesdirect awardApril 2026
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the contract?
VEEZU LIMITED, verified against company number 03927808.
What was the contract for?
Staff and patient travel, classified as taxi services.
What was the contract value?
GBP 45,938.58 gross, with a net value of GBP 38,282.15.
When did the contract run?
From 1 April 2026 to 30 April 2026.
Was the procurement competed?
No. The notice describes it as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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