AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust awarded a direct, below-threshold taxi-services contract for staff and patient travel in July 2026 to VEEZU LIMITED. The contract was signed on 30 June 2026 and ran from 1 to 31 July 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for VEEZU LIMITED (company number 03927808), covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis was a short, single-supplier direct award without competition, with a gross contract value of £47,003.28.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
VEEZU LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £47,003.28 gross; £39,169.40 excluding VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names Veezu Limited as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 03927808 and verified legal name VEEZU LIMITED. The linked contract has gross value £47,003.28 and net value £39,169.40.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" (UK7).
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 30 June 2026
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Contract 1 has dateSigned of 2026-06-30.
Contract period
99% confidence1 July 2026 to 31 July 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-07-01 and endDate is 2026-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£39,169.40
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Contract 1 value.amount is 39169.4 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£47,003.28
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 47003.28 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence30 June 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-06-30.
Contract start
99% confidence1 July 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-07-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2026
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Contract period endDate is 2026-07-31.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceStaff and patient travel for July
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The contract and process title is "Staff and Patient Travel - July".
Service classification
99% confidenceTaxi services (CPV 60120000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 60120000, described as "Taxi services".
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne recorded lot: lot 1
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The tender contains lot 1 and award 1 is related to lot 1.
Context stated by buyer
99% 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 states: "Already using this supplier while we await tender process to be completed. Estimating 2 more months before tender process complete".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Number of suppliers awarded
99% confidenceOne
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Award 1 names one supplier, Veezu Limited.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation criteria, scoring or award rationale is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract duration
99% confidence31 days (1 to 31 July 2026)
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The stated contract period runs from 2026-07-01 through 2026-07-31.
Pricing basis
99% confidence£39,169.40 excluding VAT; £47,003.28 including VAT
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Contract value supplies amount and amountGross in GBP.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are recorded.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Short-term continuity arrangement
99% confidenceThe buyer description indicates the supplier was already in use pending completion of a separate tender process.
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The process description says the buyer was already using the supplier while awaiting the tender process to complete.
Commercial structure
99% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot taxi-services arrangement for one month.
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One supplier is named for award 1, which is related to lot 1; the contract period is 1 to 31 July 2026.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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The notice provides no comparative assessment, scores or specific selection rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the stated contract end date.
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The contract ended on 31 July 2026, while the notice was published on 14 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 is recorded without title, description or value fields.
Procurement dates
99% confidenceTender start date and submission deadline were not supplied.
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The process record contains no tender start date or submission deadline.
Evaluation transparency
99% confidenceInformation on bids, evaluation and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields or documents are included in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on bids, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scoring and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice.
- Tender start date and submission deadline were not supplied.
- No extension, option or renewal terms were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
The Christie NHS Foundation TrustVEEZU LIMITEDstaff and patient traveltaxi servicesdirect awardJuly 2026Find a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received The Christie NHS Foundation Trust staff and patient travel contract?
VEEZU LIMITED, verified by company number 03927808, received the award.
What was the value of the contract?
The contract value was £39,169.40 excluding VAT and £47,003.28 including VAT.
When did the contract run?
It ran from 1 July 2026 to 31 July 2026 and was signed on 30 June 2026.
How was the contract procured?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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