Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- BLT Contracts Ltd - t/a Blueline Taxis SME, Nearby Eastcoast Taxis Limited SME, Readypay Limited SME
- Value
- £2,600,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Sector
- Transport services · Taxi services (CPV 60120000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Jul 2026
- Published15 Jul 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of Taxi Services procured via the Northumbria County Council DPS - Passenger Transport Services : LOT 6 Provision of NHS Transport Conveyance of Healthcare Professionals', Patients and Light Goods on an Ad Hoc Basis by Service Area: Service Area 1 North Northumberland - Taxi Pickups including Berwick, Alnwick, Rothbury, Otterburn & Berwick Visitor Transport LOT 1 - 1st Supplier - Nearby Eastcoast Service Area 2 - Southeast Northumberland - Taxi Pickups including Blyth, Ashington, Wansbeck, Morpeth and Cramlington - NSECH (Shared Taxi Service for Cramlington hospital Visitors) LOT 2 - 1st Supplier - Nearby Eastcoast LOT 3 - 2nd Supplier - Readypay Ltd Service Area 3 - West Northumberland - Taxi Pickups including Haltwhistle, Hexham LOT 4 - 1st Supplier - Nearby Eastcoast LOT 5 - 2nd Supplier - BLT t/a Blueline Service Area 4 - Tyneside - Taxi Pickups including North Tyneside, Cobalt, Newcastle LOT 6 1st Supplier - Nearby Eastcoast LOT 7 - 2nd Supplier - BLT t/a Blueline
About the suppliers
BLT Contracts Ltd - t/a Blueline Taxis: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11766610).
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).