The council invites tender bids for the provision of taxi and private vehicle hire services for the purposes of transporting employees, clients/customers and delivery of ready-made meal prepared by council staff.

The main objective for this procurement exercise is suppliers to deliver a robust and reliable service aligned to the council’s objectives and maintaining the high standards required at all times. Time management is an imperative element of this agreement of which drivers must arrive on the schedule times as dictated by the council representative.

Given the criticality of vulnerable children and adults, suppliers must give priority to such bookings.

Procurement has been split into the following three lots:

Lot 1: Standing Order Work — Scheduled (Pre- planned);

Lot 2: Ad-hoc Work — Non-Scheduled;

Lot 3: Meal Delivery Work — Both Scheduled and non-scheduled.

Provision of taxi and/or private vehicle hire service on a standing order basis (pre-scheduled) for the transportation of vulnerable adults, children with additional support needs, young people, children, escorts and officers/members of the council on business.

Provision of a taxi and/or private hire service on an ad-hoc basis (non-scheduled service) mainly for officers/members of the City Council on council business, but in addition to this providing transportation for vulnerable adults, children with additional support needs, children and escorts as and when required.

Provision of a taxi/private hire vehicle service used to deliver meals.

Must adhere to health and safety legislation.

The vehicles used to transport food must have the ability to convey the fully insulated food transport boxes in a completely horizontal position to avoid spillages within the boxes which would render the food contained within unable to be utilised.