Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management · Regional or local agency/office
- Suppliers
- Nearby Eastcoast Taxis Limited SME, Readypay Limited SME, BLT Contracts Ltd - t/a Blueline Taxis SME
- Value
- £1,300,000 across 7 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Transport services · Taxi services (CPV 60120000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 071665-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Jul 2026
- Published29 Jul 2026Published 17 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of Taxi Services - Service Area 1. Additional information: Further competition via the Northumbria County Council DPS - Passenger Transport Services : LOT 6 Provision of NHS Transport
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| NH1170 Taxi Services: 3 LOT 1 - Service Area 1 - 1st Supplier | Nearby Eastcoast Taxis Limited SME | £250k |
| NH1170 Taxi Services: 5 LOT 3 - Service Area 2 - 2nd Supplier | Readypay Limited SME | £100k |
| NH1170 Taxi Services: 4 LOT 2 - Service Area 2 - 1st Supplier | Nearby Eastcoast Taxis Limited SME | £250k |
| NH1170 Taxi Services: 7 LOT 5 - Service Area 3 - 2nd Supplier | BLT Contracts Ltd - t/a Blueline Taxis SME | £100k |
| NH1170 Taxi Services: 6 LOT 4 - Service Area 3 - 1st Supplier | Nearby Eastcoast Taxis Limited SME | £250k |
| NH1170 Taxi Services: 8 LOT 6 - Service Area 4 - 1st Supplier | Nearby Eastcoast Taxis Limited SME | £250k |
| NH1170 Taxi Services: 9 LOT 7 - Service Area 4 - 2nd Supplier | BLT Contracts Ltd - t/a Blueline Taxis SME | £100k |
About the suppliers
Nearby Eastcoast Taxis Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03675833).
Readypay Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02518342).
BLT Contracts Ltd - t/a Blueline Taxis: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11766610).