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Taxi Management Services
Published 20 Mar 2026
20 Mar 2026
- Primary CPV
-
60120000 *
Taxi services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 South East
- Value
- £2,400,000
- Contract
-
6 months Duration
01/04/2026 30/09/2026
- Contract Types
-
60 *Transport servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
South Bank Central 4th Floor, 30 Stamford Street,, London, SE1 9LQ, United Kingdom · UKJ
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED
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60120000 *
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0670a4
SWR require around 5,000 taxis per period to facilitate the traincrew diagrams and run the service on time. The Taxis required covers around 2/3 diagrammed and the rest are ad-hoc or emergency.
There are planned taxis which run every day, one-off taxis are also required during engineering / special events, and also emergency taxis on the day if there is disruption to the train service.
The provision of these fully managed Services must be delivered in accordance with the specification and Supplier's obligations.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 60120000 — Taxi services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Other public body
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Contract can be extended to
- 31 Dec 2026
- Renewal
- If SWR is unable to run a mini-competition as planned, within the six month initial period.
- Reserved / special regime
- Utilities
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 20 Mar 2026 15:36
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0670a4
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0670a4
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Unit 5 Petre Court, Petre Road Clayton Business Park, Accrington, BB5 5HY, United Kingdom
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GB-COH 01966624
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 1 Apr 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | South Bank Central 4th Floor, 30 Stamford Street, |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | SE1 9LQ |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI44 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public undertaking |
| Party 2 › Name | First Travel Solutions Limited |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Unit 5 Petre Court, Petre Road Clayton Business Park |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Accrington |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | BB5 5HY |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD46 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.firsttravelsolutions.com/ |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED |
Tender
| Title | Taxi Management Services |
| Description | SWR require around 5,000 taxis per period to facilitate the traincrew diagrams and run the service on time. The Taxis required covers around 2/3 diagrammed and the rest are ad-hoc or emergency. There are planned taxis which run every day, one-off taxis are also required during engineering / special events, and also emergency taxis on the day if there is disruption to the train service. The provision of these fully managed Services must be delivered in accordance with the specification and Supplier's obligations. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Special regime | utilities |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | pending |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,880,000 |
| Value › Value | £2,400,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | First Travel Solutions Limited |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Taxi services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Special-purpose road passenger-transport services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Non-scheduled passenger transport |
| Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver |
| Item › CPV › CPV 5 › Description | Railway transport services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKJ |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | If SWR is unable to run a mini-competition as planned, within the six month initial period. |
| Has options | Yes |
| Options › Description | There is an element of ad-hoc services for unplanned taxi requirements. |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025906-2026 |
| Document › Published | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |