The Cabinet Office reffered to in this procurement as the Contracting Authority requires the provision of a taxi service for Central and Outer London and other areas on request. This Contract is for the use of other agreed Government Departments: the Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) Office and its Executive Agency FCO Services and Crown Commercial Service (CCS). Other government departments may elect to use this service throughout the life of the Contract.

In the previous 12 months Cabinet Office ordered circa 2 000 taxi journeys, FCO and FCO Services ordered circa 4 300 taxi journeys and CCS circa 139 taxi journeys.

This current level of usage cannot provide any guarantees of future usage. The Contracting Authority does not commit to placing any minimum number of journeys or minimum Contract values.