Contract award · 17 Jun 2026

Framework Agreement for Taxi and Private Hire Provision: Integrated Day Support (IDS) Transport Services

North Lanarkshire Council awarded “Framework Agreement for…” to Airdrie Taxis, Central Cab Company, Unitedmaxis Taxis Wishaw Ltd for £3.67m.

Transport servicesScotland

Value across 2 lots £3.67m
WinnersAirdrie Taxis SME, Central Cab Company SME +2 more

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
North Lanarkshire Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£3,675,000 across 2 lots
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Transport services · Taxi services (CPV 60120000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date17 Jun 2026
  2. Published7 Jul 2026Published 20 days after the contract date

Description

In addition to Description detailed above in this Contract Notice, Lot 1 – Integrated Day Support (IDS) Transport Services shall be used to facilitate the transport of Service Users from defined pick up points to the Councils older adult day service centres. Lot 1 of the framework agreement is further broken down across five (5) Sub-Lots as detailed below: Lot 1A – IDS Transport Services – Airdrie Locality Lot 1B – IDS Transport Services – Bellshill and Motherwell Locality Lot 1C – IDS Transport Services – Coatbridge Locality Lot 1D – IDS Transport Services – Cumbernauld Locality Lot 1E – IDS Transport Services – Wishaw Locality Tenderers are free to bid for all five (5) Sub-Lots however may only be appointed to a maximum of two (2) Sub-Lots. Lot 1 shall operate via the appointment of a single Contractor to each of the six Sub-Lots. Full information on the Details of Requirements, Lot approach etc. for Lot 1 of the framework agreement is detailed in the tender pack, response envelopes…

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Framework Agreement for Taxi and Private Hire Provision: Integrated Day Support (IDS) Transport ServicesAirdrie Taxis SME, Central Cab Company SME, Unitedmaxis Taxis Wishaw Ltd SME£975k
Framework Agreement for Taxi and Private Hire Provision: Ad-hoc Taxi and Private Hire ProvisionAirdrie Taxis SME, Central Cab Company SME, Lanarkshire Private Hire Ltd (t/a Penny Cars) SME, Unitedmaxis Taxis Wishaw Ltd SME£2.7m

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